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Liverpool midfielder Wijnaldum: Tactics clicked for Watford win

Liverpool midfielder Gini Wijnaldum was delighted with their 5-0 win over Watford.

He feels the result was brought about by their relentless attacking intent after back-to-back goalless stalemates versus Bayern Munich and Manchester United, he feels.

“We started quite aggressively, tried to attack and get a lot of bodies in the box," the midfielder explained to liverpoolfc.com.

“We tried to counter-press when we lost the ball and then play football. In the end, the result is five goals. It was a good evening.

“I always have that feeling that it will click, but in some games it clicks better than others. Against Watford, it clicked well, Sunday not so well.

“I think the reaction was only because of the season United have had. If you collect a point away from home at United then normally it's a good result.

“But the situation they have had, the way the game went, everybody already thought that Liverpool had to win, especially with the substitutions in the first half.

“Everybody said as if it was an easy game and Liverpool should win, but it doesn't work like that. We started well there but didn't finish the game good.

Watford was better. The belief is always there. We just have to make sure that it does click."

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