“The league table always looks so much different at the beginning to mid-January than what he does at the start of December”, Milner was quoted as saying by British media.
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In Southampton, Liverpool will encounter a team not exactly in the best of form after losing their last two matches, but one which has plenty of motivation going into Wednesday’s matchup.
However, on a weekend when so numerous top clubs slipped up, Liverpool held on for victory and are now within four points of fourth placed Arsenal and only six adrift of leaders Manchester City.
“It’s a great game to play tomorrow, it’s sold-out, Liverpool are doing well under a new manager”.
“I’ve met nobody who has said to me ‘okay League Cup, go out early enough so you can have more time to train'”. You can see players are working hard to put it right.
Last season they finished just two points behind Liverpool, and they are now only three points back in the Premier League this campaign. “I’m excited and looking forward to the game, but you have to respect the situation”.
The Reds beat Swansea 1-0 on Sunday in their fifth game in November and will face Southampton in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday. They did their job, which was important for us to keep the result.
Liverpool can climb back into the upper echelons of the Premier League with Daniel Sturridge and Jordan Henderson back in the side. The key to their success of late has been the influential Phillippe Coutinho in midfield, who this week will hope to edge himself closer to his first piece of silverware in English football. “Philippe had a very intensive session (on Saturday) but we decided two or three days ago that we didn’t want to risk (him) for this game”, Klopp told reporters after the Swansea game.
There are some serious issues with this Liverpool outfit such as the defense but in all honesty I don’t think that they will be exposed this game since their opposition is not playing amazingly well and Jurgen Klopp is an fantastic manager who will be able to adjust accordingly.
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Klopp insists that Philippe Coutinho will feature despite missing the Swansea win with a hamstring problem, while Lucas is again available after returning from suspension.
