Jurgen Klopp has hailed Liverpool’s players paving the way for their win at Cardiff City.
Second half goals from Georginio Wijnaldum and a James Milner penalty sealed maximum points as the Reds returned to the Premier League’s summit.
Wijnaldum’s 51st-minute opener stemmed from a short corner by Trent Alexander-Arnold which teed up the Dutch midfielder for a first-time shot.
But Klopp revealed that his side’s initial breakthrough in the Welsh capital stemmed from a routine devised in the away dressing room at half time.
He said: “We used a set-piece in a fantastic way, the boys were so smart, they used the experience from the first half from a corner.
“It’s not from the training ground; it’s from the dressing room at half-time, when the boys decided to do that. I love that.
“We put a lot of emphasis on set-pieces. We know Cardiff is outstandingly strong on offensive set-pieces, but from time to time they have some problems with defensive set-pieces.
“Some of the boys obviously found that out, and if you make all these runs on the pitch, no camera angle is as good as your own view.
“They decided to play that ball [short], Gini made the run with all the blocks [on the other players] – it’s man-marking – so he was free in that moment.
“But then you still have to hit that ball like this. A brilliant goal, I loved it.”