Jurgen Klopp labels Man City 'smallest problem' in Liverpool's quest for success

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp only had a one-word reaction when he learned of Manchester City's defeat to Tottenham on Saturday: 'oh.'

Liverpool recorded an impressive 2-0 away win against Inter Milan in the first leg of their Champions League knockout tie, but Jurgen Klopp may have admired more than just his own side's performance.After weathering an initial storm in Milan, Liverpool punished Inter late on and as a result will take a two-goal lead back to Anfield for the second leg.Liverpool have a recent history of signing stars they have faced in the Champions League, as Takumi Minamino was snapped up from Salzburg before Luis Diaz arrived from Porto this season.But Klopp is said to be a 'fan' of one Inter star, who is reportedly keen on a move to Anfield himself.Marcelo Brozovic starred in midfield for Inter as the hosts pressed Liverpool for large periods of their clash at the San Siro, and the Reds are reportedly one of the sides interested in the Croatian international.Brozovic is out of contract at the end of the season, and Fichajes.net claim that the midfielder 'does not want to renew his contract', and if nothing changes in negotiations then he will leave the club on a free transfer.The Croatian has been locked in contract talks for some time, but no breakthrough has been made as Inter continue to hold back financially after they were forced to sell Romelu Lukaku and Achraf Hakimi in the summer.Would Marcelo Brozovic be a good signing for Liverpool next summer? Comment belowKlopp is reportedly a huge 'fan of the player', and the club are still yet to sign a replacement for Georginio Wijnaldum who left Liverpool in the summer.However, Brozovic is 29, and Liverpool are known for being reluctant to sign players who are approaching the age of 30, although the prospect of signing him for free could make the midfielder and exception to the

Manchester City defender Micah Richards has explained why the title race momentum has swung in the favour of Liverpool.The Reds avoided a scare against Norwich on Saturday after falling behind early on to the Canaries, but rallied to win 3-1.City couldn't replicate similar heroics against Tottenham Hotspur in the evening after Pep Guardiola's similarly fell behind.City were twice able to peg Spurs back, but a heart-breaking 95th-minute winner pushed the game away from Harry Kane saw Spurs claim the three points.And despite still holding a six-point advantage, Richards believes that the title race now favours the Reds.Richards said on Sky Sports, after City's loss on Saturday evening: "It’s in Liverpool’s favour now."If they come here and win the game and do the rest that they need to do in the Premier League."I said before the game, don’t be complacent. Who do you think will win the title? Let us know in the comments section"It wasn’t just about City, Spurs were excellent today but I just thought City knew that were Spurs were going to drop deep and come on the counter-attack and played into their hands."The two sides are on a collision course for a clash at the Etihad Stadium in April.Jurgen Klopp's side also have a game in hand, and could draw level on points with Guardiola's side should they beat City in their own backyard.Liverpool won their maiden Premier League during the 19/20 season, but were unable to defend their crown to a rampant City last campaign.

Jamie Carragher channeled Sir Alex Ferguson as Tottenham gave Liverpool renewed hope in the Premier League title race.Harry Kane's stoppage-time winner to draw Spurs 3-2 ahead inflicted a first league defeat on leaders Manchester City since last October. There's now just six points between Pep Guardiola's side in first and Jurgen Klopp's Reds, who earlier beat Norwich 3-1 and still have a game in hand, in second.With the two rivals also set to meet again, Liverpool are now back in control of their fate, which obviously pleased their former defender Carragher who was on co-commentary as the action unfolded.The Sky Sports pundit couldn't hide his excitement after Kane's goal and said "football bloody hell".One fan observed: "Carragher nicked Ferguson's line Football Bloody Hell."And it is of course what Sir Alex came out with in a post-match interview after Manchester United had won the Champions League final in the most dramatic of circumstances in 1999.Is Carra the best co-commentator? Let us know in the comments section. The call back went down well with some fans online.One tweeted: "That [Rob] Hawthorne/Carragher comms partnership is Sky’s best.

Jurgen Klopp has detailed how he and his Liverpool stars managed to come from behind to beat Norwich on Saturday (February 19) after falling behind to Milot Rashica's opener.The German boss has credited his coaching staff for a change in tactics that saved the day, which led to goals from Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz.Klopp believes that going back to basics with a 4-4-2 formation gave his side the advantage, having favoured 4-3-3 throughout his side's recent successes.The victory left Liverpool six points off Premier League leaders Manchester City before their afternoon clash against Tottenham, and back in the title picture.Speaking to Match of the Day, Klopp said "We played really good football and scored wonderful goals. "The coaching team, we changed the system as well, go for 4-4-2 and that is necessary in a moment like this that you throw all the knowledge you have together."It gave them a proper challenge to deal with because all of a sudden we were a threat in all moments."That came after Klopp admitted that the start of the clash wasn't an easy watch, recognising that Norwich made it difficult for his stars.Will Liverpool win a trophy this season? Give is your thoughts in the comments sectionHe said: "It had its moments, the longer the game went on the more I could enjoy it, obviously.

Mohamed Salah making light work of Manchester United loanee Brandon Williams on Saturday afternoon. Williams was handed the unenviable task of having to contain Liverpool's star in Norwich's Premier League clash with the title-chasers.

Liverpool fans have already taken a shine to their new January signing Luis Diaz, and the Colombian winger was given his own chant on Saturday.Diaz has impressed since he made the switch from Porto last month, and Jurgen Klopp handed him a start against the Canaries.The Reds survived a scare after Milan Rashica broke the deadline for Norwich just inside the second half.But Klopp's side fired back quickly with goals through Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, and then Diaz.And after getting off the mark for his new side, Diaz was serenaded by the Kop with his own song.However, the song awarded to the Reds' new star has been heard at Anfield before.The Kop reworked their old Luis Suarez chant, only changing the Suarez for Diaz."What a bright player we have in our hands. And that chant though for Diaz," one fan tweeted.Another added: "Anfield singing the Luis Suarez chant for Luis Diaz against Norwich.

Liverpool survived a monumental shook at Anfield on Saturday afternoon after Norwich took the lead through Milan Rashica just after half-time.The Reds had looked far from their best, and it took a moment of individual brilliance from Sadio Mane to fire the Reds level.The writing was on the wall for Norwich when Mane netted, and Liverpool slowly moved up the gears as each member of their front three bagged.Jurgen Klopp's men survived the shook, but there was still questions over the Reds' performance.And Daily Star Sport is looking at what Klopp got wrong and right at Anfield.Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been one of Klopp's most trusted lieutenants during his tenure on Merseyside.However, with the emergence of Harvey Elliott this season, and his subsequent return from the horror injury suffered against Leeds United, it feels like Oxlade-Chamberlain's time is up at Anfield.But Klopp persisted with the Englishman to start on Saturday, to the annoyance of Liverpool fans.And Ox watched Milot Rashica dance past him on his way to break the deadlock. What did you think of Liverpool's performance? let us know in the comments section Klopp made seven changes to his starting side from the team that looked untouchable against Inter Milan in the week.And with the Premier League clash with Norwich sandwiched between a strong of important fixtures that also features the Carabao Cup final it's easy to see why.But it took a shock to the system from Rashica to wake up Klopp's second-string side.And even then, it took two of Liverpool's brightest stars to bail the Reds out of an embarrassing result.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes his side is tasked with facing the "best team in a long time" as their Premier League title battle with Manchester City intensifies.

Kylian Mbappe’s intention to join Real Madrid when his contract ends has reportedly 'radically' changed with it thought that the Paris Saint-Germain star is now open to joining Liverpool.The 23-year-old forward has been heavily linked with a move to Los Blancos and has he has even reportedly turned down contract offers at PSG, with his current deal set to expire in June 2022.The Frenchman was also subject to a massive £171.7million bid by the Spanish giants last summer - but PSG turned the offer down. But Spanish publication SPORT have now suggested that Mbappe is hoping to make a move to the Premier League - with Jurgen Klopp ’s side considered top of the pile.

Jurgen Klopp showed why he is the boss as Liverpool claimed a 2-0 win against Inter Milan in the first-leg of their Champions League last-16 tie to all but book their place in the quarter-finals of the competition.The tie at the San Siro looked to be heading for a goalless draw until Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah popped up late on for the Reds.Firmino - who started the game on the bench but came on Diogo Jota at half-time - flicked home Andrew Robertson's corner to break the deadlock with 15 minutes remaining.Salah then made it 2-0 eight minutes later with a deflected effort to put Liverpool on the brink of qualification for the next round. Inter had their chances, with the Serie A side hitting the bar through Hakan Calhanoglu with the score still at 0-0, but Klopp's inspired substitutions ensured that the first-leg advantage went to the Reds.The German boss introduced goalscorer Firmino, plus new signing Luis Diaz who showed some nice touches as the Anfield side closed out victory.

Jurgen Klopp and Simone Inzaghi's sides both took turns dominating the contest. Inter created the first major chance of the contest as Hakan Calhanoglu smashed the underside off the crossbar with a powerful half-volley.However, the controversial omission of the away goal rule means the tie remains on a knife-edge heading into the second-leg at Anfield.Daily Star Sport considers four things Klopp got right at the San Siro.The biggest call Klopp made was to deploy 18-year-old Harvey Elliott for his first ever Champions League start.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola a chequebook manager after comparing his situation to Jurgen Klopp’s at Liverpool.The two Premier League titans are tussling for the title this year, though City are the wide favourites with a nine-point gap over the Reds.If they do on to win the league, it will be the fourth title in five years at the Etihad - demonstrating clear domination over the competition.The only exception over the past half-decade was when Liverpool won the league in 2020 after accumulating 99 points in a remarkable year for the Anfield outfit.However, one criticism levelled at Guardiola has been the sheer amount of cash that has been spent by him since arriving at the club.The Catalan coach has splashed out on nearly £1billion on players since making the move to Manchester.At Liverpool, though, Klopp has spent just over £650m, including mammoth fees for Virgil van Dijk, Alisson and Naby Keita.But talkSPORT host Jordan has taken aim at Guardiola - insisting Klopp would be dominating the Premier League if he had the kind of cash at disposal at the Etihad.He said: “You take the time that they have been together and the fact of the matter is that every single Premier League point won by Pep Guardiola has cost Man City £667,000.“Every point won by Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp has cost £243,000.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

READ MORE: ITV's Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes' son and what he does for a living The 54-year-old’s nomination was announced today ahead of the annual ceremony which is set to take place in London on Friday, June 24. Klopp is a major supporter of the LGBT+ community, having backed Rainbow Laces while also sitting down with Liverpool supporters group Kop Outs in August 2021 to discuss the issue of fans singing homophobic chants after Norwich City's game with Liverpool was marred by chants directed at Billy Gilmour.

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Liverpool fans loving the midfielder even more than they did already.The Brazilian prodded the Reds in front five minutes before half-time away to Burnley on Sunday, his sixth goal of the season in all competitions.His strike proved to be the only goal of the game at Turf Moor on Sunday, with Liverpool's win closing the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City back down to nine points.Jurgen Klopp's side also have a game in hand on the reigning champions as they bid to keep the title race alive.Following his match-winning performance, Fabinho was interviewed in the mixed zone following the match, with Reds fans loving one of his answers.Fabinho was visibly shocked when the reporter asked him: “They had a lot of chances today didn't they Burnley?”The 28-year-old scrunched his face and laughed as he responded by saying: "Did they?", before admitting they had a couple as he smiled at the reporter.Liverpool fans lapped up Fabinho's response to the question and soon flocked to social media to react to the interview.Will Liverpool catch Manchester City in the Premier League title race? Let us know in the comments section below.One fan tweeted: “Yes lad, that was the perfect answer.”Another supporter added: “I love this guy, he knew exactly what to say.”A third fan also wrote: “Fab knows ball, why on earth would you ask him this?”Bottom of the table Burnley had mustered five shots on target during the match, one more than the amount Liverpool had.However, a majority of the hosts' best chances came from offside positions, with the linesman's flag often being raised once their dangerous attacks had ended.Fabinho's goal on Sunday was his fifth in his last six appearances in all competitions, whilst he has now scored three in

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has stressed the importance of the club getting their next managerial appointment correct, insisting they must source somebody that can offer "belief" to the players.

Manchester City remain at the Premier League summit with Liverpool and Chelsea trailing behind.

Liverpool midfield general Fabinho has enjoyed quite the season for Jurgen Klopp’s side. The Brazilian bundled home the winning goal in Liverpool’s crucial 1-0 away victory against Burnley at Turf Moor.It was the former Monaco ace’s third Premier League goal in four matches; an impressive return for a player who is known for his defensive exploits.In just 18 League appearances, Fabinho has already scored more goals than his previous three seasons with the club put together.

Jurgen Klopp’s side to secure the points and keep the deficit between themselves and the reigning Premier League champions to nine points.While the Brazilian midfielder was the one with the goalscoring touch, it was the heroics of Alisson Becker in the Liverpool goal who really ensured the points went home with the Merseysiders.The Brazilian made four crucial saves in the first half from Jay Rodriguez and Burnley summer signing Wout Weghorst.However, Sean Dyche’s side were the ones who were left to rue their missed opportunities – Daily Star Sport takes a look at four things Klopp got right against BurnleyFor the first time since their 2-2 home draw against Brighton and Hove Albion in October, Klopp deployed the terrifying trio of Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, and Roberto Firmino all together in the same frontline.This was the most surprising decision the German made, considering Diogo Jota’s impressive form in the absence of Salah and Mane.Jota has operated in the ‘hole’ beautifully, and even scored an impressive brace in the Reds’ 2-0 home victory against Leicester City. However, Burnley’s assertive and aggressive defending style called for the subtlety and unpredictability of Firmino, rather than the agility and speed of Jota.And the Brazilian was a strong focal point at the spearhead of Liverpool’s attack, finding space in-between the Clarets’ midfield and defence, and providing Salah and Mane with a perfect back board.Like Mane and Salah, Firmino’s contract is also set to expire in the summer of 2023 - Liverpool supporters will surely hope the club pens him to a new deal.

Liverpool coaches in training while one piece of outrageous skill left Sadio Mane for dead.The 18-year-old has only just returned to fitness after nearly five months out with a serious injury to his ankle.The winger has already scored when he netted against Cardiff in the FA Cup on his comeback match while also looking in fine fettle against Leicester.And footage has emerged of Elliott putting on a real show in training with a sublime piece of skill.In a video that has gone viral on social media, the youngster made a pass to Mohamed Salah - sounds pretty basic right?Well not in this case, because despite losing his balance after receiving the ball from Naby Keita, Elliott protected the ball from Ibrahima Konate before scooping it to Mohamed Salah - while on the floor, in one motion.