The visitors fell 2-0 behind in the opening 24 minutes at Old Trafford as Marcus Rashford found the net twice in quick succession to put the home side in control.
Klopp’s men gradually established a foothold in the game and halved their arrears through an Eric Bailly own goal midway through the second half – but could not produce an equaliser.
After the final whistle, the manager reflected on the period which proved decisive, the impact of the result on the top-four battle and more.
Read on for a summary of his assessment…
On whether the result was ‘deserved’…
When the other team scores twice and you score once then this is the result.