“How do I know if he can be better than a couple of seasons ago?” Liverpool is infinitely more unsafe when Sturridge is firing than when he’s missing in action, as he scores from situations and angles most other players can’t.
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Graziano Pelle slid Mane in behind the Liverpool defence to present Southampton their first opportunity of the second half, but Dejan Lovren recovered well to block, before substitute Shane Long nodded wide from Tadic’s chipped cross shortly after. There Liverpool will meet Stoke City as Klopp edges closer to a Wembley appearance in his maiden season as Reds boss.
It was very special for us because now we qualify for the semi-final, as a team performance it’s very strong.
“Maybe we have to play more defensively”.
“I have absolutely no problems with a match against Everton”, he said.
Koeman’s team were seeking a reaction to successive defeats by Manchester City and Stoke and they wasted no time getting started at St Mary’s.
‘We looked at him, but the problem you get when you look at these lads in a short space of time is you have to look at the bigger picture.
Regardless of whether the training sessions are exciting or not, Klopp’s approach certainly seems to be paying dividends so far.
Klopp also reserved words of praise for hat-trick hero Origi, saying: “We had a talk”.
“Coming in as a young boy in England is never easy but here I’ve been able to show my quality”.
The Saints are always a hard side to beat at St Mary’s and they’ll be hoping to book their place in the semi finals having already beaten MK Dons and Aston Villa to reach the last eight.
The 20-year-old Belgian striker scored again in the 68th minute as the home team collapsed and finished his hat-trick in the closing stages after Jordan Ibe chipped in with the goal-scoring effort. “It doesn’t matter if you didn’t play before, if you were brilliant, you all start from page one and let’s see how we go”.
Liverpool sealed their first Anfield win in the Premier League under Klopp on Sunday evening thanks to a 1-0 win against Swansea City, racking up back-to-back Premier League victories for the first time since August. “The truth is that the training sessions are a bit boring for the players, but then they are the ones that give results on the pitch”.
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“I said to him after the game, ‘Now I know what everybody is talking about, ‘” the manager joked.
