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Germany remain solidly in contention for a place in the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals following their 3-1 victory in Serbia. Head coach Jürgen Klopp reflected on his side's impressive performance in Belgrade and looked ahead to the final group game against the Netherlands.

Question: The win in Serbia has set up the decisive showdown against the Netherlands that you were hoping for. How pleased are you?

Jürgen Klopp: Very pleased. With the performance, the result, our approach and the way we handled the difficult periods. The team are growing together all the time. We still have plenty of room for improvement, but we've shown lots of positive signs. Those signs are hugely important. There were so many moments today when we were outstanding. In short, it was a good evening.

Question: How are you looking ahead to Monday's game?

Klopp: We wanted to set up this showdown in Berlin. Hopefully, it'll be a top-class match in front of a fantastic crowd. We're really looking forward to Monday's game against a very strong Dutch side. We need to continue to grow together as a group and keep picking XIs who can really click on the pitch. That worked today.

Question: What did you make of debutant Brajan Gruda's performance?

Klopp: Brajan is just capable of playing like that, there's no doubt about it. He was also given outstanding support by Philipp Treu. He can become even more versatile, but I'm certainly not going to tell him to stop dribbling. He could also improve on his work in defensive transitions. But he's a great lad and a wonderful footballer.

Question: How did you view the play in midfield?

Klopp: It worked wonderfully well. It really clicked. If you cover for one another, everyone is free to get involved right up to the finish. We played with great flexibility and did it very well.

Question: There could have been more than three goals, couldn't there?

Klopp: We want to create a goal threat from all areas of the pitch. That's our plan. I'm not worried about our situation up front. Of course, we could score more goals, but I just told the lads, that's really not important to me right now. We can't say we're starting a process and then expect the lads to have already developed all the way.