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Oct42018 by JBNo Comments

Liverpool give update on Naby Keita’s injury

Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp has said that he is unsure of the severity of the injury picked by Navy Keita in Wednesday's Champions League defeat to Napoli. The midfielder went down off the ball with a back problem, and after being attended to, he was stretched off the pitch. Keita was replaced by Jordan Henderson in a match lost by the visitors after Lorenzo Insigne's late strike gave Carlo Ancelotti's men the win. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ahead of weekend's top-of-the-table Premier League game against Manchester City, the German said he is unsure on whether Naby Keita will be available. “It is back, that's what I heard. I don't know exactly. We have to wait," Klopp said. A statement from Liverpool after the game read: ‘Keita was tr...

Oct12018 by JBNo Comments

Virgil van Dijk: Any Liverpool player who doesn’t like Klopp’s rotation system should leave

Premier League

Virgil van Dijk has said Liverpool’s players can cope with manager Jurgen Klopp’s ruthless squad rotation, conceding the only alternative would be to exit the club. Klopp has made a several changes throughout Liverpool’s unbeaten start to the campaign, which, even though the winning run came to an end, was extended to seven Premier League matches with a 1-1 draw at Chelsea. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Daniel Sturridge showed the strength in depth Klopp now has by scoring an outstanding late equaliser, which cancelled out Eden Hazard’s goal. The striker had been sent on to replace James Milner after Klopp had made two other changes by replacing captain Jordan Henderson with Naby Keita and sending on Xherdan Shaqiri to take over from Mohamed Salah. ...

Sep192018 by JBNo Comments

Jurgen Klopp confirms he told players to target Neymar

Premier League, Ligue 1

Neymar was targeted by Liverpool due to his defensive weaknesses, head coach Jurgen Klopp confirmed after the Reds' Champions League win. Roberto Firmino came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner at Anfield after Paris Saint-Germain had battled back from 2-0 down in Tuesday's opener. Neymar was involved in creating Kylian Mbappe's late equaliser but the Brazil international otherwise struggled to have much impact in the game, with PSG's attack lacking fluidity. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And Neymar failed to track runs from Trent Alexander-Arnold, with one such foray from the Liverpool defender contributing to Daniel Sturridge's opener. Klopp revealed Liverpool targeted the PSG left wing as he knew Neymar would not follow Alexander-Arno...

Sep142018 by JBNo Comments

Jurgen Klopp hits back at Gary Neville over Champions League advice

Premier League

Jurgen Klopp has hit back at Gary Neville’s advice that Liverpool should consider forfeiting the Champions League this season. Liverpool sit top of the table after four wins from four matches so far and look well equipped to challenge Manchester City for their first league title since 1990. Liverpool reached the final of the Champions League last campaign but Neville believes, despite three major signings during the transfer window, Klopp’s team is still not equipped to challenge on multiple fronts. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Speaking ahead of Saturday’s trip to Wembley against Tottenham, Klopp laughed off Neville’s claims and insists he will send out his side to win every game they play. He said: ‘Gary should come over and tell me exactly how t...

Sep142018 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho aims dig at Klopp & Sarri with defence of Rashford

Premier League

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho launched a strong defence of his use of forward Marcus Rashford in today's press conference and took a dig at Jurgen Klopp and Maurizio Sarri. Rashford scored in both of England’s matches this week playing in a centre forward position and Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher advised him to leave Old Trafford for the good of his career. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The forward is stuck behind Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez in the pecking order at the club but no outfield player has featured more under Jose Mourinho than the England international since his appointment in 2016. In taking a dig at the lack of minutes given to Chelsea's Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Liverpool's Dominic Solanke, Mourinho fired back at his cri...

Sep12018 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho launches attack on Liverpool manager Klopp

Premier League, Trending

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has taken a dig at Jurgen Klopp while defending his own record in the Premier League. The Portuguese is under intense pressure after back-to-back defeats in England and demanded ‘respect’ in an explosive press conference after United were beaten 3-0 at home to Tottenham on Monday. Some reports claim that a loss at Burnley on Sunday could lead to his sacking, with former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane being lined up to replace him at Old Trafford. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, Mourinho continued to defend himself and took a swipe at Liverpool’s head coach when talking to the media on Friday. ‘I am the manager of one of the greatest clubs in the world but I am also one of the greatest managers in the wo...

Jul282018 by JBNo Comments

Jurgen Klopp responds to Mourinho early season jibes

Premier League

Jurgen Klopp has responded to Jose Mourinho’s suggestion that Liverpool’s outrageous £176million outlay this summer means they must deliver silverware. Liverpool signed Naby Keita, Fabinho, Xherdan Shaqiri and Alisson – who is now the most expensive goalkeeper, despite Klopp having previously claimed he prefers to nurture players rather than buy them. Klopp had also criticised United’s purchase of Paul Pogba for a then record fee two seasons ago, and Mourinho said this week that Klopp's change in approach was ‘funny’. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Mourinho, whose team has a match with Liverpool in Michigan on Saturday, also said Liverpool now have to win titles next campaign. Asked if Mourinho was trying to play mind games, Klopp said: ‘Yeah, for s...

May122018 by JBNo Comments

Liverpool hit by major new injury problem for Sadio Mane

Premier League, UEFA

Jurgen Klopp has been hit with a injury problem ahead of Liverpool’s important Premier League game against Brighton on Sunday. Liverpool need three points to guarantee Champions League football for next year. A defeat – and a win for Chelsea – would mean they would not make top four. The Liverpool manager revealed that the Sadio Mane has been hit with another fitness issue ahead of the final league match of the season, although he didn’t mention if it will affect his chances of playing the Champions League final. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Asked if Mane would be fit for the clash against Brighton, Klopp said: ‘We will see. It is not the same injury. It’s a fresh problem.’ The German’s comments came after Mane’s lack of participation in training ...

Apr192018 by JBNo Comments

Klopp reveals he told his players to train naked

Premier League, UEFA

All the hype has centred on Mohamed Salah, which Jurgen Klopp highlighted to his players before their clash against Manchester City. Jurgen Klopp jokingly told his team to train naked before their Champions League second leg quarter-final game against Manchester City as all eyes would be on Mohamed Salah. Salah has enjoyed a scintillating debut season at Anfield, helping Liverpool reach the Champions League semi-finals with 40 goals in all competitions since arriving from Roma. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Salah has scored 30 goals in the Premier League as he leads the Golden Boot race, while he was named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year and is also among nominees for PFA player of the year. Discussing the hype on the Egyptian, who scor...

Apr52018 by JBNo Comments

Jurgen Klopp gives update on Mo Salah’s injury in City win

Premier League

Mohamed Salah told Jurgen Klopp that he was not concerned about his injury after Liverpool’s 3-0 Champions League win over Manchester City. The Egypt international scored his 38th goal of the season to help Liverpool to a 3-0 win at Anfield but was subbed off in the second-half. The forward was seen holding his groin before being checked by the medical team and went straight down the tunnel. Though the 25-year-old later returned to sit with his teammates. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Liverpool face Everton on Saturday, before going to the Etihad for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final. Asked whether Salah suffered a groin injury, Klopp told BT Sport: ‘I hope not… he said to me immediately after the game: “all fine, all good”. ...