The Reds produced their most impressive performance since the German took charge last month as they swept Barclays Premier League title favourites Manchester City aside 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Finding solutions to those problems is the key to Liverpool’s home form, and hopes of challenging for a top-for finish. “That’s what we tried to do”. At home, it’s a different game and teams might come and sit back and we need to improve that side. City won seven and drew one of the following eight games. “It’s normal in football if you have quality, and we have quality, that you are in the lead”.
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BACARY Sagna admitted the Paris terror attacks were still playing on his mind as Manchester City were thrashed 4-1 by Liverpool.
Jürgen Klopp stated the next challenge for Liverpool was to dismantle a team at Anfield as convincingly as they did Manchester City on their own patch in this memorable display on Saturday. I can ” t say that we are good enough but if you want to write it you can”. We played with big passion and that’s the most important thing for us.
“He’s been out a long time”, said Milner of England colleague Sturridge. “I look at myself first and I was bad”.
“Hopefully that can set a standard for us for the rest of the season”.
Firmino hasn’t exactly hit the ground running since his £29million summer from Hoffenheim to Anfield.
“Even before they scored, we noticed the belief and their intent to pass the ball really quickly and brightly. I don’t think that way”, he continued. We tried to close the spaces where they want to play and we pressed high.
The manager discussed exactly why he had shouted at Firmino to American channel NBC, saying: “Before the game, I told him he’s a striker who can sometimes be a midfielder – not the midfielder who is sometimes a striker”.
But, after spells at Leeds, Aston Villa and Newcastle, the 29-year-old has become used to such comings and goings.
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The Premier League has been seen as a realistic destination for Icardi and fallen Premier League giants Chelsea were said to be eyeing up a move for the Italian worldwide.
