Diogo Jota fulfilled Jürgen Klopp’s instructions to ‘be lively’ as he came off the bench to give Liverpool a 2-1 win over West Ham United.
The Portugal international scored a crucial goal for the third time at Anfield in a week, following up strikes against Sheffield United and FC Midtjylland with the decisive finish in Saturday’s Premier League clash with the Hammers.
Sent on alongside Xherdan Shaqiri with the score 1-1 in the second half, Jota collected a pinpoint pass from his fellow substitute and swept it in at the Kop end to secure three points.
“It means a lot, of course,” the No.20, who had seen a previous effort ruled out after a VAR review, told Sky Sports post-match of his latest goal.
“[I was] always on the bench seeing the game and thinking what I could do different to unlock the result. Fortunately, I did two goals, just one counted but in the end we got the victory.
“The most important [thing] was the win and we just want to keep winning games.”
