Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp hailed his players' positivity after their 3-2 win at Newcastle United/.

The Reds had twice led in the north east through first-half efforts from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah; however, they were pegged back on each occasion via Christian Atsu and Salomon Rondon.

The visitors then lost Salah to a head injury midway through the second period and the contest appeared to be heading for a draw, until two substitutes combined to secure a vital three points when Divock Origi headed in Xherdan Shaqiri's free-kick.

Klopp enthused: "There is a lot to talk about; we could talk about football tonight, we could talk purely about showing real heart, showing real passion and showing real desire. It was just brilliant. Newcastle showed it as well, unbelievable - they gave us a proper game. I think in our situation with all the circumstances around, some people probably expected us to show a bit of nerves and the boys didn't. It was just a difficult game for difficult reasons.

"Our goals were wonderful. The first goal, Pete Krawietz and Greg and James, our analysts, what they do around set-pieces is unbelievable. It is really nice to see. Having Virgil van Dijk completely free in the box is pretty rare, it was a wonderful routine. We scored a second one, nice cross again from Trent and Mo is there. But then they scored their goal and then it is not too long to go anymore, we have to sub Mo, not cool.

"We have fresh players on the bench, try to have an impact – and they had [an impact]. It was a wonderful free-kick from Shaq and sensational header from Divock and we win the game. We are now qualified for the league final, which is brilliant."