Sky Sports pundit and former Liverpool skipper Thompson says the Reds have the quality to challenge for the title but warned that the side is not without their issues, despite an impressive start under the German.
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“We have to defend well and then we can use his pace, and that’s what we did with the next two goals – and it was a ideal cross from young Brad Smith [for the sixth goal]”.
There was further gloom, however, for Southampton as second-half substitute Ibe drilled home from 20 metres to make it five before Origi completed his hat-trick with an 86th-minute header.
“We could have done a lot better with some of the goals”.
The pair made their mark in emphatic fashion as Liverpool ran out 6-1 winners at St Mary’s, Sturridge scoring twice with clinical finishes and Origi grabbing his own headlines with a hat-trick.
Moreno has revealed that the majority of Liverpool’s training sessions now focus on tactical work, with Klopp keen to relay his philosophy across to the players.
Sturridge was sensational on his return to the starting team and could prove to be the missing piece of an offensive puzzle that could yet contend for the Premier League title.
“I said to Sturridge after the game “now I know what everybody is talking about so thank you”, said Klopp of the striker who, owing to injury, has scarcely featured since the conclusion of the 2013/14 season in which his 24 goals nearly inspired Liverpool to the league title.
“Maybe we have to play more defensively”. We had such a bright start in the game and we didn’t seem to keep up that intensity. “As you could see, we have no problems with matches against Manchester City!” he told his post-match press conference at St Mary’s.
“I’ve had a few finals in my life and I know there was never an easy one”. Stoke will want to be in this final as much as possible.
With his two goals, Daniel Sturridge maintained his record of having the best goals to games ratio of any other Liverpool striker in the club’s history.
Both players were continually met with boos whenever they touched the ball after leaving Saints in a manner which left a sour taste in the mouth for many fans of the South Coast club.
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“They have been in trouble in the past but now it’s a strong Premier League team with a very good manager”.
