However, Klopp admitted that Liverpool’s surprise 2-1 defeat by Crystal Palace at Anfield last month has tainted the former Borussia Dortmund manager’s start to life as Reds manager.
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“I think there would be no conflict were there to be interest in one of our players at some point”. For this moment it’s okay – maybe we could have done better, but we never will know this.
Liverpool’s purple patch has seen them close the gap to leaders Manchester City to six points, with Klopp revealing he has encouraged his players in order to rebuild their previously forlorn confidence.
Speaking to Sport Bild, the German midfielder said: “I believe everybody here at Dortmund wants to be back in the Champions League next season and anything else would be a major disappointment”.
Steven Caulker will be trusted to lead Southampton’s defence in the absence of captain Jose Fonte in Wednesday’s Capital One Cup quarter-final against Liverpool.
The fans will also be buoyed with some great news that Klopp stated in a recent interview, he can sign players from his old club as there is no clause stopping him from doing so.
“We didn’t have a [Borussia] Dortmund plan and say, ‘OK, give us three years and we’ll win the German title.’ We don’t have that plan here either”, he said.
“For as long as I’ve been here, I’ve always said: Stop building up everyone connected to football to be some sort of demigod”. With information, if I would say every day all the things I know, it is for sure too much.
“When I got the injury I said straight away I will play again before the season finishes”, the forward told NBC Sports. “He would contact us before (he contacts the player)”.
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The right amount of information is very important. However a couple of Klopp’s players have made utterances of late that could be mistaken for the brainwashed words of a cult follower.
