“We showed that (in the) second half against Manchester City (in Saturday’s 3-1 away defeat as the team vastly improved after half-time) and that’s all about ourselves”.
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With masterful finishes, Sturridge scored Liverpool’s first two goals after Sadio Mane’s header had given Southampton the lead in the opening minute of their quarter-final fixture.
Klopp said: “I said to him after the game: ‘Now I know what everybody is talking about”. Every day, if I tell them all things I know, for sure it would be too much.
Ibe got on the scoresheet himself to make it 5-1, taking down Moreno’s cross on his chest and drilling in low from the edge of the box, before Origi completed his hat-trick nodding in Brad Smith’s cross to complete Southampton’s misery. I’d really like to change my personality but I can’t forget this ****ing loss against Crystal Palace!
Matthew Le Tissier and Jamie Redknapp analyse Daniel Sturridge’s performance as he returned to the Liverpool fold with two goals for his side.
“I know that the most important time in a season is the pre-season”, he responded. “I came in October, so there was no time for this”.
“It was a good decision”, Klopp said of selecting him. Liverpool is infinitely more unsafe when Sturridge is firing than when he’s missing in action, as he scores from situations and angles most other players can’t.
Much can be made of statistics, but this feels significant; illustrating how Klopp has instilled belief and confidence in much of the same group of players who previously considered the game was up as soon as they fell in arrears.
Klopp can continue his positive start to life at Liverpool by steering the Reds into the final four of the Capital One Cup.
“The first goal of Liverpool is a throw in and you see how easily they play, that is not good”. We bring you the match preview, live updates, photographs and, after the game, the full match report.
Six weeks ago, Liverpool let Southampton stay in the game and steal a Premier League point with a late goal. “You can not be in Liverpool because of the weather, so it must be because of the football club”, said the Reds boss with a wide grin in his post-match presser.
After three months out, he needs to be eased back in slowly, and with Lucas, Milner, Can, and Allen, the squad has enough central midfielders to cover.
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“As at Chelsea, Liverpool conceded an early goal here at Southampton but simply shrugged it off to overpower Ronald Koeman’s side, who were nearly visibly pleading for mercy by the final whistle in this 6-1 hammering”.
