Klopp is likely to be without Philippe Coutinho, who is taking longer than expected to recover from a hamstring problem, but Roberto Firmino and Christian Benteke could come in after being rested against Southampton.
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“I never have a problem with over-confidence”. “Sometimes it happens like this”. He trained almost normally but he doesn’t feel comfortable with it. We have to take care of this.
“He is training and we will wait”.
The Reds head to the north east with confidence soaring after their 6-1 Capital One Cup hammering of Southampton – their seventh win in the last eight matches in all competitions.
“I think it is completely normal with a player with along injury history”, he added. “It was the plan before the game that 55 or 60 minutes would be good for him and for us”.
Sadio Mane headed Southampton in front after 39 seconds, but Sturridge marked his first start since October 4 with a quick-fire brace and 20-year-old Belgian striker Origi claimed a treble as the visitors roared back, with substitute Jordon Ibe also on target.
Henderson’s return to some kind of fitness comes at a crucial time, however, as if Liverpool hope to continue their fine form under Klopp, squad rotation will be paramount in dealing with the hectic Christmas schedule.
Brendan Rodgers often liked to say that “the star of the team is the team” but in reality, the star of his team more often than not was Suarez. “We try to do what we can to keep him fit”.
“There was some doubt about the heel but he feels good and that is really good for us when you see who we will play in December and January”.
“It starts off with the relationship with his players”.
“With his size, speed and strength in one versus one situations, of course he can play centre-half if needed”.
In more recent times, the FA Cup, which takes centre stage this weekend, has been treated with similar disregard, leading to concerns it has lost its shine.
“In the German national team, sometimes he plays full-back”.
Yet the German says he can not eye the League trophy just yet, insisting he is just doing his best in the new position.
“If people expect us to win on Sunday, then we are expecting to win, too.
They killed the game by high quality”.
“Emre, like every young player with big talent, they have to learn”. We can give him time.
“[Before] we’ve just been coming out and maybe not being fired up enough”.
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“If you don’t have it, you can get it back easily if the other team give you that opportunity”.
