Shortly after Liverpool went 3-1 up, The Kop were heard singing Klopp’s name.
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Liverpool’s longest serving current player Lucas Leiva suffered a lapse in concentration, allowing Jamie Vardy to punish his mistake by pulling one back for the Foxes.
Second-half goals from Adam Lallana and Roberto Firmino put the result beyond doubt.
In such a competitive Premier League, however, Liverpool will have to find a consistency that has so far alluded them under Klopp – the loss at Burnley being an example.
“We had to throw him in cold water, he wasn’t really ready for 90 minutes”, he said.
He added: “It’s our job to prove we’re as strong as I think we are”.
“We were okay after the first 10 minutes before they scored the goal, but after that we lose everything”.
Michael Owen has told BT Sport that everything is in place for Liverpool to challenge to become a top team again.
While the former Borussia Dortmund coach has admitted the 27-year-old is frustrated by his lack of starts, there is no real problem between the two.
“I don’t play. It was the same at Arsenal”.
A second defeat in four league matches, having lost just three times last season on the way to their unexpected trophy, was not the preparation they would have wanted heading into a Champions League debut against Club Brugge on Wednesday.
Howard Webb is a name loathed by Liverpool fans, who claim that he often favoured their rivals Manchester United during his match officiating days, but he’s siding with them on this one. It’s something that depends on each other, it’s nice but not necessary.
“Liverpool played better than us and they deserved to win”.
“That’s what I expect from us”.
“Please don’t sing my name before the game is decided”, hetold Sky Sports.
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This is a testament to the all-round quality of Liverpool’s performance under the new Main Stand, with only Lucas’ first-half error tarnishing an otherwise excellent display.
