In the friendly International Champions Cup match played between Liverpool and Chelsea, Cesc Fabregas was given a direct red card for a awful challenge on Liverpool’s new man Ragnar Klavan.
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However, Fàbregas sought out the Estonia worldwide afterwards to offer his apologies.
Speaking about the new recruits, Klopp said that “there is a special quality we did not have last year”.
Cahill and five Liverpool players were also booked during what the Daily Telegraph describes as a “feisty” encounter between the two Premier League heavyweights.
“He [Fabregas] came in the dressing room and said sorry, he came too late in the challenge”.
Klopp’s main concern will be the well-being of Marko Grujic, who had a nasty clash of heads with Bertrand Traore.
“Hopefully it’s not too serious”.
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is “pushing his body to the limits” in pre-season as he seeks to remain injury free. “I think the fatigue sometimes can bring a [player] to go too late”, Blues boss Antonio Conte said afterwards.
After their Europa League run to the final a year ago, many were fast becoming believers, but the Premier League is still the most important trophy to Liverpool fans, starved of success after an illustrious history.
“John Terry is the captain and he is working very well, like the other players”, said the Italian.
“I am searching to transfer this to my players now, and I am pleased because I see a great attitude”.
The Anfield side’s insistence that all players heading out on loan play 75% of matches is reportedly putting many off, so could there be a chance for a club like Cardiff City to make a move?
“Maybe there is only one year when they don’t play Champions League but that is maybe the most important part of their thoughts”. Sevilla swept Liverpool aside in the second half to leave Liverpool with nothing to show from a season of transition in which it finished a lowly eighth in the Premier League.
“I love these sessions”. One of those is Loris Karius, but the German goalkeeper broke his hand in a 1-0 defeat against Chelsea at Pasadena’s Rose Bowl on Wednesday and will now miss two months.
“Obviously I know (Sadio) Mane and (Gini) Wijnaldum but it’s not a case for me of being excited by any of the individual signings for Liverpool, it’s a case of being happy with what Jurgen Klopp is doing”, Barnes told the Liverpool Echo.
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“But now I know he is a player of Boca Juniors and he did a lot back in Argentina last season and I wish the best for him and his family”.
