Jurgen Klopp joked that he thought that the Anfield fans' wild reactions to Leicester City's goal against Manchester City were for his Liverpool side's win over Newcastle United.
Mohamed Salah struck from the penalty spot as Liverpool increased their lead at the top of the Premier League table to six points on a dramatic Boxing Day.
Klopp's men ran out 4-0 home winners over Newcastle as second-placed Man City lost at Leicester City - their second second successive defeat - to slip to third.
Ricardo Pereira dented Man City's title challenge with a stunning winner at the King Power Stadium, and Anfield witnessed scenes of jubilation as news of Leicester’s goal filtered through with around 10 minutes of normal time remaining.
But Klopp has revealed he thought the fans were reacting to his team’s performance.
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The Liverpool boss told reporters: “No, I thought it was because of us! I’m really naive, I thought that is really nice, thank you very much!
"Then now I heard after the game it was about another result!
“Obviously nobody told our crowd that Tottenham won 5-0.
"It is fine, atmosphere for Boxing Day, people coming from all over, around the world to watch, the atmosphere was really good and exceptional in that moment. But I thought it was because of us.”
Additional reporting by the Press Association.
