Following the completion of the quarter-finals on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, the draw for the semi-finals was made after Liverpool demolished Southampton 6-1.
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At his post-match press conference, Klopp was asked about the Stoke tie, with the suggestion being that he must be happy to have avoided Manchester City and Everton.
With a massive 6-1 win over Southampton at St. Mary’s on Wednesday evening, Liverpool advanced to the semi-finals of the League Cup.
Klopp said: “I have absolutely no problems with a match against Everton”.
Daniel Sturridge scored a brace on his return to the starting line up, while Divock Origi bagged a hattrick – his first three goals for the club after being signed last season from Lille.
Liverpool had a bad start against the Saints with Sadio Mane scoring after just 40 seconds to put the home side 1-0 up.
Liverpool will now make a record 16th appearance in the last four of the competition, while opponents Stoke are through to this stage for the first time since they won the competition in 1972. The 21-year-old Spaniard broke the deadlock in the 20th minute at the Riverside Stadium, wriggling between two defenders and shaping a low shot into the bottom-left corner from the edge of the box.
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Manuel Pellegrini’s side are the top flight’s top scorers with 30 goals so far, while Mark Hughes’ men have kept five clean sheets in their last seven Premier League outings to set up what promises to be a fascinating clash of styles.
