Liverpool and Tottenham starting lineups for the early English Premier League kick-off.
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Milner has spent hours examining the footage from matches in order to ensure his positional play improves. “I am not complaining, but we have 60, 70 per cent of our squad on worldwide duties, and it makes it very hard for us”.
“We need time, a few months, to get all on the same level”.
Sadio Mane was a constant menace, bringing three last-ditch tackles on him from Tottenham goalkeeper Michel Vorm in the “sweeper-keeper” role and having a goal disallowed near the hour mark for a narrow offside.
For starters, Spurs are able to show a risky attacking side in the opening minutes of the game but over time, they start to fade.
Klopp hit back and said: ‘Why should I think about something like this? In the end we have to accept [it]. “There were not plenty more chances for a home game for a football-playing team, a good side like Tottenham”.
“I picked him – last 10 minutes”, Klopp told BBC Match of the Day after the game. Tottenham have scored all three of their goals this season in the second half, though might have played their worst overall fixture to start the young campaign.
The former Sunderland goalkeeper, however, could not stop a great shot from Tottenham defender Danny Rose this time, as the left-back pounced on a ideal pass from Eric Dier to pull the trigger powerfully and blast the net for the equaliser in the 72nd minute of the match.
“We played not well but better – we competed a lot, which is important so I am pleased”.
He admitted that they would not have won “four or five [nil]” because Spurs are “a really good defending team” who have “played together [a long time]” and so have the understanding and organisation which makes it “difficult to create one chance” against them.
“We always try to find different types of players that can help us and mix with different characteristics”. When you play a team who like to play on the counter attack you must take some risks.
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‘His actual game disappointed me against Burnley – it anxious me that he was always coming to feet, ‘ Carragher told Sky Sports.
