Asked about what had changed for Liverpool since the dismissal last month of predecessor Brendan Rodgers, Klopp replied: “For us it’s not important what’s different”.
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“It was a complete disaster, the whole team”, raged Pellegrini.
They face Swansea on Sunday, with Klopp looking to win his first league game in charge at Anfield, and they could not be facing them at a better time with Garry Monk under real pressure at the Liberty Stadium.
Most of the damage was done in a whirlwind opening period as Liverpool raced into a 3-0 lead after forcing an Eliaquim Mangala own goal and with further strikes from Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino. Defending, attacking, possession – I’ve never seen this team play like we did.
“It was the ideal tactical plan from the gaffer”, the Croatian told The Liverpool Echo.
“We are not at the end by any means – it’s still a long way we have to go”, the former Borussia Dortmund boss explained. Too quick and too slick for City to contain.
At least away from home, there is growing evidence that Jurgen Klopp is really making his mark in the Premier League. Even when things weren’t quite going his way earlier in the year, though, it was clear Coutinho was Liverpool’s best player.
“We’ve spoken about the work of Klopp in terms of being organised and pressing. We couldn’t be sure that we would start with the biggest confidence after what happened against Palace but now have more and more confidence in the squad”, he said with his trademark smile before reminding his charges that there were opportunities that went begging.
Sagna said: “We lost and we are very disappointed but [Sunday] is another day and we are going to start talking between each other and try to fix what we have to fix”. And the Normal One simply is not getting Liverpool back on track and its performance at Etihad was a proof that Liverpool are definitely improving under Klopp, which trusts the players that he is playing in the starting eleven.
Emre is a young lad, he’s full of emotion and everything but when you are exhausted in a game, then if you can not make the way back, please don’t make the way forward. “I’m playing all the time, I’m learning and becoming stronger, so this is all good for me”.
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Liverpool are ninth in the standings with 20 points from 13 games.
