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Jürgen Klopp explains tactical switch that secured Sheffield United win

Chris Wilder's newly-promoted side frustrated the Reds for over two thirds of the Bramall Lane affair until Georginio Wijnaldum scored the only goal of the game with the visitors' first shot on target.

Six minutes before that decisive intervention, Klopp introduced Divock Origi to proceedings as he sought to pose the Blades' spirited defensive unit more problems.

Analysing that decision, the boss told Liverpoolfc.com: "We changed before the goal and maybe that was lucky as well. Div was involved in the goal. We wanted to have it there, we needed to have players in between the lines.