The media spoke to the Liverpool manager and he said: “This is my squad now”, Klopp said. Because the game is about playing together.
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Jurgen Klopp believes the players he had added to his Liverpool squad this summer gives them the chance to compete right from the off.
“That’s what I really love in pre-season, that you can work on these things twice a day – flawless”.
“It’s a red card and I hope it’s not a mentality issue”, Klopp told the press.
Apart from Grujic, Liverpool’s new signing Ragnar Klavan was also victim to a rough tackle by Chelsea’s Cesc Fabregas – who was subsequently sent off. “It was just a knock for Klavan”.
The German revealed that Sakho – who has only recently been cleared of a doping violation which he served a provisional suspension for – had broken team rules three times and now faces crunch talks to save his Liverpool career.
“I don’t know exactly how much we have spent so far”.
“If I spend money, it is because I am trying to build a team, a real team”.
Said the Chelsea manager Antonio Conte: “I think that in this period, the fatigue sometimes can bring a (player) to go too late”.
United are expected to wrap up a world record breaking transfer to Pogba imminently, with a fee slightly below £100m set to see the player who left Old Trafford for nothing four years ago make an expensive return. “The most important thing is that you can react earlier and find your organisation earlier than other teams”.
“I met all of them before we made the transfer and then it is about feeling the person behind the player. It can happen. It’s unlucky but it’s not too good for us”. “I think he will be okay”.
‘It is the past – it’s gone, ‘ he said of Liverpool’s two final defeats.
Klopp has concerns over another new signing, Marko Grujic, after the midfielder was taken to hospital with suspected concussion after a collision with Bertrand Traore towards the end of the first half.
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Liverpool are now participating in the International Champions Cup, and their next game is on Saturday against AC Milan at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
