“Other clubs can go out and spend more money and collect top players, yes”, he explained.
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Conte has strengthened the Blues with two major signings in striker Michy Batshuayi and midfielder N’Golo Kante, who are also known for their high intensity and work-rate on the field of play.
Even if Milner continues to get time at left back during the preseason it’s still possible that Klopp will continue to scour the transfer market for a more conventional backup for Moreno.
Klopp watched on at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena as his side went down 1-0 to their Premier League rivals, courtesy of Gary Cahill’s 10th-minute header.
Leicester benefitted from having few other distractions previous year, least of all long continental trips, while Liverpool would have done likewise in 2013-14 but for Steven Gerrard’s infamous slip that helped the Blues win at Anfield.
Klopp said: “If you all swim in the same pool, the pool is too small – you all go for the same players”.
“Maybe there is only one year when they don’t play Champions League but that is maybe the most important part of their thoughts”.
“We are looking to be successful and win trophies, that is something I have not tasted yet with Liverpool”.
Manchester United seem to have decided that the answer to the problems plaguing them since Alex Ferguson retired are to appoint a third new manager and give him a massive amount of money to spend.
“I don’t know exactly how much money we could spend because nobody has told me up to this point “no, no, no you can’t do this”. If you do that, you know their good, their bad and you wonder whether you will do it again”, said Klopp. Because the game is about playing together.
“It’s a lot more intense, probably the most intense I’ve ever experienced at any club”, he said.
Had a hand in four goals as England reached the semi-finals of this summer’s European U19 Championship in Germany before heading out to link up with the first team on their pre-season tour of America.
“It’s all about the situation in the club and the squad and it’s about money”.
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The former Borussia Dortmund manager insisted that he will not make an predictions ahead of the new campaign and that there are “no excuses” should the Merseysiders fail to challenge for silverware. “I am happy with my team now – all I can say is we will be a challenger”.
