Liverpool: Klopp unveils scorer Wijnaldum's illness ahead of victory in Bournemouth

Jurgen Klopp revealed that Georginio Wijnaldum was so sick of "diarrhea and vomiting" in the days leading up to Liverpool 's 3-0 win over Bournemouth, that it was not even with the l'. team at their hotel on Friday night.

Wijnaldum scored a brilliant goal against the Cherries, making a superb effort on Bournemouth goalkeeper Artur Boruc to give the team a 2-0 advantage in the match.

Sadio Mane opened the scoring as Mohamed Salah also found the back of the net as the Reds came back to the top of the Premier League, three points behind the title rivals, Manchester City, to come out of a week's play. indifferent results.

1-1 draws against Leicester and West Ham allowed Pep Guardiola's players to return to the top for the first time since mid-December with their 2-0 win against Everton at Goodison Park midweek.

Klopp was later forced to deny, when preparing for the Bournemouth match, that Liverpool was beginning to feel the pressure of the title race.

The debut at Anfield was a little nervous, but as soon as Mane met James Milner's center to start, after 24 minutes, the result was never really questioned.

Klopp was delighted with the resilience of his team, especially because a number of his players were suffering from a midweek illness, including Wijnaldum, whose illness was so severe that it was kept away from the team until the match today.

"We were not happy with the performances of the previous two games and we struggled a bit against the shots. We needed to improve a lot, "he told BBC Sport.

"We had injured and fit players who got sick the night before a game.

"[Wijnaldum] did not sleep at the hotel of the team last night. He had had diarrhea and vomiting two nights earlier, so he could not come to the hotel's team.

"We had high expectations and today we have won impressively and we have achieved outstanding performances on the field." Goal # 3 was world clbad.

"We wanted to show a reaction – it's our job not only to succeed but to really perform and convince."

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Klopp acknowledged that there had been some tension in the air at Anfield but was keen to downplay its importance.

"The fans are getting a bit nervous for all sorts of reasons.It is not a Liverpool affair, it's a football affair," added the German.

Manchester City could return to the top of the table with a goal difference with a win against Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea at Etihad Stadium on Sunday, although the Reds have a match in hand after the match.