Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hopes that a change in competition will shatter his ill-fated Premier League form, which has jeopardized his chances of getting into the top four. The sixth consecutive home defeat, the latest to be contested by Fulham on Sunday, left the Reds well of Champions League qualification, soon after which the teams played more matches than them. On Wednesday they will play again in Budapest – a final-16 tie against RB Leipzig in their Champions League “home” second leg, taking a 2–0 lead.
Coronovirus could relieve Klopp after his team’s disappointing run, not playing at Anfield due to travel restrictions.
“If we can pass, which is not a guarantee, it can give confidence,” the German manager said.
“Then we have Volves, which is a tough one, and then we have a couple of weeks because of international breaks and all these kinds of things.
“We have to use that time, we have to expect all the boys who go on their national teams to come back as healthy as ever.”
“Then I think there’s another nine or 10 games to go, seems like 27 or 30 points, so there’s a lot to go and we’ll try.”
Diogo Jota and Fabinho are both likely to start against Leipzig after making a comeback after a lengthy injury, but Klopp does not believe his side will be able to recover from the Swagger they have had over the past two seasons until all are again Do not fit.
Captain Jordan Henderson should play again this season after groin surgery but center-backs Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip have been ruled out for the remainder of the current campaign.
“For the team to be successful again, the best way we can be, of course we have to be complete,” Klopp said.
James Milner addressed the side in Henderson’s absence, saying Liverpool, who topped the table over Christmas, were disappointing their fans.
“It definitely hurts,” he explained Sky sports. “When you’re playing for a club with Liverpool history, the history we’ve made as a group of players, the standards we’ve set, we’re not beating them in the moment and it’s not good enough is .
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“It’s frustrating and tough when you’re disappointing the club and disappointing the fans.”
“It’s up to us to keep pushing and get ourselves out of the mess.”
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