Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has urged his players to focus for the full 90 minutes after suffering his first defeat since taking over from Brendan Rodgers.
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Liverpool fans assembling in the Transfer Tavern for the Sunday football fixtures have been discussing transfer reports concerning their plotted business in January. The medical staffs of Liverpool and the national team have been contact since Sunday and the player will undergo an MRI scan in England on Monday.
However, he has vowed not to raid former club Borussia Dortmund, amid links with Marco Reus, Mats Hummels and Ilkay Gundogan.
“OK, of course the whistle decides but between 82 [minutes] and 94 [minutes], you can score eight goals if you want, only you have to work for it”.
However, they were able to frustrate City, who also saw striker Wilfried Bony suffer an apparent hamstring injury in the first half, despite having to fend off a host of chances. “My problem with the team is we have to play 95 minutes and if you’re satisfied with 60 minutes sometimes it’s enough”.
Palace are quickly becoming Liverpool’s bogey team, inflicting damaging results on the Reds over the past three seasons.
“I turned around and I felt pretty alone at this moment but I am not disappointed about this – they have reasons”, he added. “If we learn, we decide how strong we are, how good we are, how awake we are and how exhausted we are”.
“But we should be responsible that nobody can leave the stadium a minute before because everything can happen”.
The global break. But when Klopp’s squad returns they have to regroup for a trip to Premier League leaders Manchester City on Saturday, November 21.
“The level we showed and the commitment was fantastic”.
To make matters worse for Klopp, Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho limped out of Anfield on crutches after twisting his knee badly in an awkward fall during the first half.
Jason Puncheon’s long-range drive on 73 minutes drew Mignolet into a fine save before Liverpool had claims for a penalty waved away after Lallana’s goal-bound volley struck Dann in the area.
“His [Dann] goal sums him up”, Pardew said. “You could see he was going to win that ball, no one was going to stop him and he defends like that.
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