Ragnar Klavan, Philippe Coutinho and Divock Origi all netted after the Reds made nine changes from the Premier League win at Chelsea last week.
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However, Klopp’s side slipped to a disappointing 2-0 loss at newly-promoted Burnley earlier in the campaign and the German manager is hoping to avoid a repeat performance at Anfield on Saturday.
“It is not the place to announce line-ups but of course we have to think about it but in a positive way”, Klopp told reporters on Thursday.
“We also knew we had a run of three games – Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea – that were always going to be hard but we have to show some kind of discipline and desire”. Why should it be easier?
Why should it be like that against a team people think we are stronger than?
Loris Karius has been handed his Premier League debut after replacing Simon Mignolet as Liverpool’s No.1.
Liverpool may not have the individual brilliance of a Suarez in their side, but they DO have the collective will of that team of two years ago which so very almost won the title.
“We need to be angry against Hull because they want our points”.
Jurgen Klopp is believed to have informed the goalkeepers of his decision at Melwood on Friday and he stuck by his word to hand German stopper Karius the starting spot against Hull.
“It’s a decision at a high level because I’m really happy with both of them”. I think it was the best game we played in counter-pressing until now. That means the Cup can be a real priority for them. Daniel Sturridge also missed the fixture after missing the pre-match training with a niggle and is a major doubt for the game on Saturday.
“I think I address the situation when I think is the right moment”.
Liverpool are also without a defeat in their last five, including big victories over current champions and Conte’s Chelsea.
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All this was achieved without Liverpool’s premier striker Daniel Sturridge but his arrival off the bench saw the England worldwide immediately draw a foul from Andrew Robertson, allowing Milner to score his second from the spot and take Liverpool’s tally to 24 goals in eight matches this season. While it’s still entirely reasonable to expect Liverpool to run out winners tomorrow, Reds boss Jurgen Klopp has stressed that we should be doing so on the back of the our preparations as opposed to the expectations that surround certain teams based exclusively on their names and their history.
