It’s a start for something new

Jurgen Klopp has warned Liverpool’s top-four rivals there’s a lot extra to come back from his aspect as they put together for the return of Premier League motion following the World Cup.

Liverpool are sixth within the desk, seven factors behind Tottenham in fourth following a gradual start to the season, however Klopp was inspired by what he noticed from his makeshift aspect within the 3-2 Carabao Cup defeat towards Manchester City on Thursday.

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“We have left a gap between us and much more exciting positions in the table. We have to chase. I saw good signs last night, I wasn’t happy with everything, our counter-press was pretty much non-existent, which I don’t like,” Klopp mentioned.

“There is a lot to come, we don’t think about the break anymore. It’s a start for something new and building on the things we’ve done so far and knowing and expecting that we can do better — starting on Boxing Day.”

Klopp added the following 12 months could be powerful for gamers getting back from the World Cup as he ready his aspect for their journey to Aston Villa on Monday.

“For the players who played in the World Cup, the whole year will be incredibly intense,” Klopp mentioned. “That’s really, really, really tough. We will have to see how we deal with that, and we will be really careful with the information we get.

“That makes planning actually tough for the following recreation as a result of we had been 100% clear what we need to do towards City after which it’s a must to change within the final second just about, that is not cool nevertheless it’s the state of affairs and which may occur towards Villa as properly so we should be versatile.”

Klopp said that midfielder James Milner, who was substituted after 38 minutes of the loss at City due to a hamstring injury, would be out for a couple of games along with forward Roberto Firmino, who is struggling with a calf injury.

“Millie [Milner] did not get higher since then — he shall be out for a couple of video games. Same for Bobby [Firmino],” Klopp said.

“Trent [Alexander-Arnold] hopefully shall be higher. Hasn’t taken half in a full session but.”

Klopp added that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Virgil van Dijk are high-quality forward of the Villa recreation.