And Jurgen Klopp’s side also made the most of their opportunities from dead-ball situations last Friday after they caught Chelsea napping at a free kick in the build up to Dejan Lovren’s volley in their 2-1 win.
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‘It was very good for me to get my first start and to get 90 minutes under my belt.
With forwards being juggled around, there have been fears that some might feel unnerved, with Sturridge already voicing his concerns about being played on the flanks earlier in the season.
Klopp admitted he was impressed by the team spirit showed by Hull so far on their return to the Premier League and added: “Hull are ready for the Premier League. Maybe we didn’t score so we have to think about why”.
“I would love to see everybody go with the right expectations to these games”. You have to perform on the bench. We needed to do a few things.
Liverpool are now sixth in the Premier League table, and will host Hill City at Anfield on Saturday.
Daniel Sturridge, who missed the win at Derby, is also waiting to see if he’s involved.
Derby County striker Darren Bent praised Liverpool and said they have an “arrogant swagger” about them after Bent and County lost 3-0 to the Reds on Tuesday night. Nobody phones us and says, “come on, sell him”. Nobody asks then. I know about this.
“I know that. The coach here wants me to do more in defence”.
“I’ve got nothing to say about this here, but like always, when I decide for the next game, it’s a decision for the player and not against another player”.
“It was a good game, a 3-0 against Derby, they are a good team”.
Klopp told journalists in his pre-match press conference that although the duo were not in the squad, they “will be ready” to face Mike Phelan’s side because “they trained yesterday [Wednesday] completely normal”. “But (Roberto) Firmino is back in training”, Klopp said.
Klopp will hope to replicate last week’s superb performance at Stamford Bridge without the big-game atmosphere to motivate his players.
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“We have another two days and we will see”.
