When asked about Sturridge’s reaction to his comments, Klopp responded sternly: “Absolutely nothing – and this is for the present and the future – nothing that my players tell me will ever be part of this [media briefing]”.
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Click the arrow above, right, to see who could be trading in the yellow of Dortmund for the Red of Liverpool. “I came in October, so there was no time for this”.
Daniel Sturridge netted a brace whilst Divock Origi scored his first Liverpool hat-trick, as the Reds made it four successive victories since the most recent global break.
“Sometimes I would really like to change my personality, because I can’t get this f***ing loss to Crystal Palace out of my head”, Klopp said. “It can happen. I do not say 100% that we are going to win it but we can fight for it”. You just go out and do it again.
Lallana backed Klopp to keep getting the best out of the team, saying the German’s insistence on hard work reminded him of his playing days at Southampton when he was arguably in the best form of his career under current Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Philippe Coutinho has displayed the devastating form he threatened under ex-coach Brendan Rodgers, and Roberto Firmino appears to have settled after his exceptional performance at City.
“It’s very important because we have, as a Southampton team, two opportunities to win a title”, said Koeman, who will replace injured captain Jose Fonte with Steven Caulker on Wednesday.
The primary issue that now needs to be addressed is the worrying form at Anfield, which is the next phase of the operation Klopp has started in such promising fashion.
“Maybe Steven is as strong as (Christian) Benteke, if he plays”.
However, he has already shown just what he can do it without spending a penny in the transfer market and that’s what all of the top managers are capable of.
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All of a sudden, the Champions League places are in sight.
