Jurgen Klopp had his first game in his new home of Anfield last night as Liverpool drew 1-1 with 10-man Rubin Kazan and was clearly hoping for a few kind of housewarming gift. We would prefer them to have time to develop and not feel too much pressure.
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And their return couldn’t be better timed, as Klopp will now have more striking options available to him having had to rely exclusively on Divok Origi since taking over (via Express).
With that in mind, here are FIVE potential additions…
Next up is a tricky home clash against the Saints and Lallana, who left St Mary’s to join Liverpool a year ago, insists his side need to pick up the win in order to satisfy the expectant fans.
That is something Klopp is open to, providing the balance of the team is right.
There is a harder edge to Juergen Klopp, too, and the manager has wasted little time in complaining about the English Football Association’s treatment of one of his teenage players.
However, Sturridge is set to have an ultrasound scan on the swollen knee which has kept him out of the last two matches and makes him a doubt for Sunday’s visit of Southampton.
“They think: ‘We shoot now?'”
That followed a remarkable 2013/2014 campaign, when Sturridge dovetailed superbly with Luis Suarez and Raheem Sterling and very almost pushed Liverpool to a Premier League title.
“It [Cedric’s eye] is not looking good because it is still all the colours you can get on your eye, but he can train normally and that is no problem”, he said.
“It is really not easy to compare completely different things but in my first season at Dortmund we had 15 draws and we only lost four games and finished sixth”.
When the former Barcelona defender was asked if Klopp’s style will change the Premier League, he replied: “His style is not new so I don’t see there being a big difference”.
On the reception he was granted by Liverpool’s fans, Klopp said: “It was one of the best moments for me and it is important for all of us that people don’t think it’s better I stay outside the stadium”.
“But they can play together, that is no problem”.
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“We have been unlucky with injuries, but it means we have got to chip in with goals from midfield”.
