Jurgen Klopp admitted Liverpool had enjoyed the perfect afternoon at Bournemouth after cruising to a comfortable 3-0 win to stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League to 11 points.
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Klopp said a commanding victory was the ideal preparation for Tuesday's Champions League visit to Salzburg, where a point will guarantee the European champions passage into the last 16 of the competition.
In control of the game by half-time after goals from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita, Mohamed Salah killed off any hopes Bournemouth had of fighting back with the third in the second half.
From that point, Klopp's eyes were trained on the trip to Austria, even if his players would have liked to have added to their goal tally.
"Yes, it was (perfect), 100 percent," said the manager. "We scored wonderful goals, we had more chances and did really well and we were really uncomfortable to play against.
"From 3-0 on we controlled the game absolutely. The players didn't like it too much, they wanted to be really loud in these moments but I didn't want to see any unnecessary risk. It was maybe not the most exciting but necessary."
It was Liverpool's 15th win from 16 Premier League matches and moved Klopp's side 11 points clear, 24 hours before Leicester City face Aston Villa.
