Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was happy to overcome West Brom 2-1 on Saturday.

The Reds would have leapfrogged Arsenal on goals scored had they held on to a two-goal lead but had to make do with a 2-1 win after Gareth McAuley exposed their set-piece weakness in the 82nd minute.

Earlier, a wonderful first-half display had yielded goals from the superb duo of Philippe Coutinho and Sadio Mane, setting Liverpool up for an apparent stroll to the summit.

"Who needs clean sheets when you get three points?" Klopp told BT Sport.

"The atmosphere was outstanding, it was Anfield at its best. I've been here a little more than a year, but that was the best performance of the crowd in a non-European game."

Speaking at his post-match press conference, he added: "Yes, in dreamland then you win always 4-0, 5-0 and the crowd can go earlier and people can go and do something more serious.

"But this game tonight created one of the best atmospheres because it was exciting towards the end. We created the chances and we didn't use the chances. In this moment it is better we won 2-1 than 3-0 or 4-0, but all good.

"We have 20 points. It was not possible we get more tonight."

When it was pointed out that 2-0 would have seen Liverpool wake up on Sunday morning as league leaders, the German joked: "Who wants to be top in October?"