Jurgen Klopp bemoans Liverpool’s mad 17-minute spell as Bournemouth comeback from 3-1 down to shock Reds and win 4-3

JURGEN KLOPP bemoaned Liverpool’s mad 17-minute spell as they were left stunned by a Cherries comeback.

Bournemouth came back from 3-1 down to win in added-on time and Kop boss Klopp said: “The guys just weren’t clear enough in the game.

“We opened the door at 3-1. Bournemouth had to run through it, of course, and they did.

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“I was angry. My boys didn’t want to do the wrong thing, but they did and lost the momentum.”

Liverpool went ahead through Sadio Mane and Divock Origi but Callum Wilson pulled one back from the spot after sub Ryan Fraser was fouled.

Emre Can restored Liverpool’s lead but then Fraser, Steve Cook and Nathan Ake struck to seal an unlikely victory.

Yet Klopp refused to condemn Karius for the costly blunder and said: “The last goal was not easy for a goalkeeper.

“It says nothing about him as a goalkeeper. It happens — we go on.”

Klopp had to be cooled down by ref Bobby Madley over the penalty and for leaving his technical area to deal with Mane’s  growing frustrations.

Klopp said: “At first I said it wasn’t a penalty.

“Then Sadio shot the ball up into the stand, and I tried to tell him to play football again.

“I left my technical area, that’s all. He told me not to do it again.”

Scottish star Fraser, all 5ft 4in of him, sparked the comeback as well as scoring.

And Cherries boss Eddie Howe said: “We call him ‘the wee man’. Technically he’s excellent, tactically he’s excellent, and he’s got fitter and fitter since he’s been with us.

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“He showed his quality and a great finish for his goal as well.”

Fraser, 22, scored his first Premier League goal having been on loan at Championship Ipswich last season.

He said: “The manager said come on and try to bring a bit of life back into the game.”