Wednesday football reaction

Almost time to fire up the TV. Or you can watch online. Tablet in bed?Lovely. 

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp speaking to BBC Sport: "We started so good and played so good football. It showed all of us how good we could be. 

"Then we concede a goal from a set play and we have to work at it. Organisation is one thing and sometimes we have a little problem with concentration. 

"We gave them two easy goals after we had to work really hard for our goals. We had many moments which I am happy with. 

"At 3-2, both teams had a low battery. We scored with a perfect pass, perfect header, perfect finish and nobody doubts it was deserved. 

"I have no problem with the number of games, the problem is we don't have enough players for the number of games."

Missed any of the midweek action in the Premier League? Well fear not because there is a special edition of Match of the Day with Arsenal's trip to Liverpool up first,

Joining Gary Lineker in the studio are former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer and ex-Liverpool midfielder Didi Hamann.

Tune in to BBC ONE at 22.45 GMT. 

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Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores: 

"We didn't hit the level of other matches. We didn't play well. It was the worst match we've played in the Premier League.

"Southampton played much better. I am sorry for the first half. I apologise to the fans. It's the first time in the season we failed to find the level.

"We didn't play our style on the pitch. The players can make mistakes - it's football."  

Southampton manager Ronald Koeman: 

"We had really big chances. Sadio Mane had two big chances. 

"The team was aggressive and superb. The centre-backs did a great job with Matt Targett on the left and Cedric Soares on the right. 

"There was also good movement from midfielder Steven Davis - he was one of the best of the night. Watford only had one good chance. It makes everybody proud that keeper Fraser Forster is back. A clean sheet gives everybody a good boost."

Lee Hounslow: Gutted I feel I have been Huthed! Just have this sinking feeling Spurs are going to blow it again.

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp speaking to BT Sport: "For 60, 70% of the game we played really well. The players created opportunities but they got two easy goals. The first from a set play. For the second, Olivier Giroud is on the ground and we are more influenced by this than Arsenal.

"The third goal, we lose too easy the ball. 

"At the end we made a real good game and needed luck to make the draw and I think we deserved it. 

"It's like a battery, at the beginning you play well, and it goes down as the game goes on. 

"It's an explosion of goals but at the final whistle you cannot ignore there were problems. 

"You have to speak about Roberto Firmino and both his goals were brilliant and he played for the whole time really good."

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger speaking to BBC Sport: "I'm very disappointed but, overall, I cannot fault the effort and commitment of the team. 

"We had a difficult start. At 3-2, we should have made it 4-2 and didn't make the right decision in final third.

"Liverpool fought until the last second.

"I felt we had an apprehensive start. We had some bad memories from a few years ago and you could still see that in some players. We went 1-0 down and then we started to play. We come out of the game with a lot of positive but still some regrets."

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Everton manager on the decision not to award City a penalty at the end of the match:  "We have been on the back end of receiving a penalty, in the last seconds against Stoke it was a gamble from the referee. 

"John Stones goes to slide to block the ball, Raheem Sterling does not play the ball and waited, in my eyes it is an area that is not certain if penalty or not. I believe the referee should control their emotions and the referee did exactly that, It is impossible to be 100% certain and I am pleased he did this and showed his maturity." 

Big Sam could be Enormous Sam if that win helps Sunderland stay up...

Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce: "From our point of view - before the game panned out unusually - we could have been three goals up in the first 10 minutes.

"Then they get the penalty which looks like he's gone down having been shot when he's kicked the floor. That lifted the crowd and it made life extremely difficult. 

"Then the sending off, then they scored immediately which put us under enormous pressure at half time. That made us do a high press which we don't normally do away from home. That's what worked for us in the end and clinical Mr Defoe has won us the game. We are putting the myth he can't play up front on his own to bed.

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"We manipulated or played with the situation as it panned out. That's all we can do. We have taken the opportunity rightly or wrongly to win the game. For us it's an unbelievable win. Today it's an enormous, enormous, enormous three points to give us encouragement and hope going forward. We've made big strides to close the gap but we have to continue to chip away. I think both teams can feel a bit hard done by with the decisions."  

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini: "Everyone in the stadium could see it was a penalty, it was so near to the referee and so clear.

"Both Raheem’s legs were taken by Stones but if he doesn’t whistle we can’t say anything."

Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink to BBC Sport:

"The unbeaten run goes on but we would have preferred the win. 

"West Brom always bounce back, there is great character. It was an intense game.

"Diego Costs controls himself, he is very dangerous. The player is concentrated on his job and doing very well.

"The manager made a wise decision when he took over the role off the referee and took of Claudio Yacob. The referee forgot to do it."