Liverpool’s Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho (L) celebrates scoring their first goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium in London on August 14, 2016.
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Jurgen Klopp is boosted by the return of James Milner and Daniel Sturridge after missing last weekend’s win at Arsenal.
“I’ve shown about that in some depth with him but his game understanding having played worldwide football and Champions League football is pretty clear”. Mauricio Pochettino’s side took a point from their clash with Everton and will be confident of seeing off an Eagles side that they took six points from last season.
Burnley’s comparatively big spending may not be done yet, with Sean Dyche hinting their transfer record could be broken again before the window closes.
“We’re going to play with the conditions”.
He told the club’s official website: “We’ve learnt a lot from last time we were in the league and a lot of the squad have had a taste of Premier League football”.
Lazily described as the “Jekyll and Hyde” of the Premier League on more than one occasion, the Reds travel to Turf Moor having not conceded a goal en-route to four straight wins over the Clarets in the top flight, but they’ll be making the trip North without the kind of swagger that should come part and parcel with such a dominant record. So we concentrated on a few things we tried to change. Lallana and Countinho will stay in their positions, with Firmino dropping back to the right wing.
“For us, it’s a big thing to spend millions of pounds”.
The German revealed that it’s “always clear” that they “only pass” in order to “create offensive spaces” and “move them to have different situations” and said as such that he was “really pleased” with the manner of Liverpool’s display in the final third but warned they “need it in each game”.
“Ask goalkeepers and central defenders; when they make a mistake it often leads to a goal, but they have to carry on and we do too in the work we do”. “If we expect commitment from the players we have to show commitment too”.
Lawro’s view: “Burnley will not want to have lost [two home games] at this stage, but I can see it happening”.
“I think it is about commitment”.
Burnley will be looking to upset the odds and bounce back from an opening day loss when they host a formidable looking Liverpool outfit at Turf Moor on Saturday.
Liverpool do not have adequate left-back cover with Moreno the only specialist available to Klopp.
“I suppose that’s what comes with the Premier League and the money”. The 24-year-old enjoyed his best season in the Premier League so far in the last campaign, and now has sufficient experience to establish himself among the division’s top performers.
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FootballFancast writer Hayden Atkins takes us through THREE things we will see in the game between Burnley and Liverpool… Saido Mane is also a doubt with a shoulder injury, while Mamadou Sakho, Joe Gomez (calf), Lucas Leiva (hamstring), Loris Karius (hand) and Sheyi Ojo all miss out through injury.
