Following a man-of-the-match display in Liverpool’s weekend win over Watford, Allen promised to give his beard the chop to raise funds for Liverpool children’s hospice charity Zoe’s Place if he can get on the scoresheet against Sevilla on May 18.
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Kick off is at 20:00 on Wednesday 11 May. “We know Anfield is a special place”. Here’s all the info you need about the ground. Television coveragewill be on Sky Sports 2 in the United Kingdom and NBC Sports Network for the US.
Global viewers can see their options here. Following meetings with Uefa and the Local Organising Committee in Basel on Friday, Liverpool FC is strongly advising fans not to travel to Basel unless they have an official match ticket. However, Klopp looks set to rotate his squad with an eye on the upcoming Europa League final.
Striker Loic Remy and defender Kurt Zouma are still out with groin and knee injuries respectively. “Our aim is to build for next season and play a really good season, and I’m really looking forward to it”.
The German beamed: “I said it would be cool if we could play “Joe Allen football” – brilliant technique, hard-working, very lively, very energetic”. (But the decision is) up to the club and not for me to make declarations on that.
“When I had the chance to join this club, the ambition was to win silverware”, added Allen. Most of the time you can ignore what I say, but now it’s really important. “Of course, he deserves a huge goodbye”.
Win the Europa League and Liverpool will earn a golden ticket straight into the group stage of next season’s Champions League.
The reverse fixture against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in October saw Liverpool prevail 3-1 in one of Klopp’s first major victories as Reds manager. But it doesn’t make a difference – it’s about the team and the cup final.
Ahead of Liverpool’s clash with Chelsea, live on Sky Sports 1HD on Wednesday, Klopp said: “With Sturridge I am pretty sure everyone liked what we did, with him playing here and resting there”. – Diego Costa has been involved in 14 goals in his last 14 Premier League games for Chelsea (nine goals, five assists).
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The Reds boss insisted yesterday that whilst he simply can’t say when the club will lift the Premier League trophy after 26 barren years, he can promise they are in shape to offer a committed effort at glory.
