Similarly, midfield maestro Cesc Fabregas is expected to be fit for the game after sitting out the Capital One Cup clash, though veteran defender Branislav Ivanovic is unlikely to have recovered from his hamstring problems in time.
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“You can ignite your season with a good cup run. I think everyone has grasped that and everyone is just working hard to make things right”.
Klopp was keen to stress that the cups are “very important” and explained that it was the same in his previous job at Borussia Dortmund in Germany. It’s not us as a team to be defensive.
However, after 3 games in 8 days, and an impending trip to Stamford Bridge on the weekend, Klopp chose to give the youngsters their first run-out, “They were mostly with us in training so I saw them and for me it was clear that the first chance I could give them, I would do it and that was tonight”. Or not. And certainly not if we win.
“I think he’ll be loved by the players and the fans”.
“The future will tell but I trust Jurgen to do well”, he said in an interview for thesecretfootballer.com, which was published by The Guardian.
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman also took the positives from a point at Anfield – a result which maintained Saints’ unbeaten away form in the league this term.
Bournemouth had several opportunities to get on the scoresheet throughout the game, with Adam Bogdan forced into three fine saves from Cherries forward Junior Stanislas. It’s because I want to win the game. We don’t have to think about surgeries or things like this but he needs time. We need that competition’.
One result in particular that shocked the world was that Middlesbrough managed to eliminate Louis Van Gaal’s Manchester United on penalties following a goalless draw at Old Trafford.
‘Again, set pieces are at the moment massive for us and we showed again that we are very unsafe.
“He’s getting better, but not quick enough to change the situation for us”.
“That’s something that we have to address and make sure it doesn’t become a mental problem”, he said.
‘We’re pleased with that, but there’s no special reason.
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With it being believable that Klopp will relieve the Welsh global of his duties in the New Year, we’ve devised a list of five other Reds stars who could also be departing through the Anfield exit doors.
