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Philippe Coutinho hopeful Chelsea performance will kick-start his season

Most of the players who were involved in the weekend win at Chelsea are scheduled to travel, although one definite absentee will be Joao Teixeira, who is ineligible for the competition.

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The club are now second in Group B with three points from their opening three fixtures, and are three points behind surprise leaders FC Sion as they head into tomorrow’s clash.

Klopp named a strong side for the home game against Kazan – which ended in a third successive 1-1 draw in Europe.

Meanwhile, Philippe Coutinho hopes his performance against Chelsea on Saturday can kick-start his season. “There was a bit of luck, but it was deserved”, he continued, referring to Coutinho’s deflected second goal.Klopp was quick to rule out the possibility of a title challenge after their win at Stamford Bridge and believes that there are plenty of improvements to be made.Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp had complaints of his own against the referee, who failed to penalize John Terry following a handball. “I wasn’t playing so well and hadn’t scored for a while, so I was glad to score again and help the team”, the 23-year-old told the official website.

Coutinho scored twice in Liverpool’s comeback victory and enters the player vote for the first time this season.

“I hope [it can be a turning point], I hope so”. “It’s not possible to train, really, in this part of football but we have changed things – that’s what they did today – and that’s really important for us, this reaction, because in the Premier League you can’t go 3-0 in the lead every game and say “easy going”.

Ibe said: “There is a lot of learning in training”.

He’s not been bad, but he has been frustrating at times, exclusively because we know too well what genius he’s capable of.

“There are many things to work on before the next game, and I hope it continues”. It’s great to learn and I’m enjoying it.

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“I think everyone’s happy with the result”. He linked up very well with countryman Roberto Firmino against Chelsea and it’d be great to see those two continue to blossom their relationship at Anfield.

Mamadou Sakho-Lucas