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Jurgen Klopp punched the air with delight after watching Liverpool keep their slim hopes of achieving an unprecedented quadruple alive, after coming from a goal down to beat Aston Villa 2-1.Klopp's men hit back from an early setback after Douglas Luiz put the hosts ahead, with Joel Matip taking advantage of sloppy defending to equalise with a close-range finish.Sadio Mane missed a golden chance to put the Reds into the lead in the first half but the winger soon made amends, heading home from Luis Diaz's cross to hand the Reds a crucial win in their battle for the Premier League title. Daily Star Sport looks at three things Klopp got right on a tense evening in the Midlands.The craze is all about Luis Diaz at the moment, but Sadio Mane is reminding everyone why he remains one of the world's top attacking talents.

Jurgen Klopp has justified his decision to axe Mohamed Salah from his starting line-up to face Aston Villa.The Egyptian winger was left on the bench for Tuesday night's trip to Villa Park, with Liverpool still competing on three fronts as they chase an unprecedented quadruple.

Liverpool fans have branded Joel Matip's early equaliser against Aston Villa as 'karma' after Ollie Watkins appeared to be offside.Watkins had been bearing down on goal and came close to bagging the opener. But Villa kept the pressure on the Reds, and moments later Douglas Luiz had blasted the ball into the back of the net after the ball fell at his feet.However, Villa couldn't keep hold of their lead for too long after Matip was first to react to a loose ball in the Villa box.

Jurgen Klopp has benched Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold, a move which Liverpool fans have labelled "risky".Salah and Alexander-Arnold have both been dropped from the Reds side which will take on Newcastle in the early kick-off at St James' Park on Saturday (April 30). In response to the team news, one supporter wrote: "Risky that."Another questioned: "What is this team seriously we are playing Newcastle away with no Salah or Trent." Similarly, a fellow fan asked: "Why such a big risk." There was concern amongst the fanbase for not only the defence and attack, but also the midfield.One social media post read: "Your worrying about trent I'm worrying about hendo milner keita...

Virgil van Dijk’s first choice defensive partner, according to Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher. After a slow start to life under Jurgen Klopp, the Frenchman is proving to be a defensive revelation at the heart of the Reds backline.

Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara wanted to join Manchester United before Jurgen Klopp's side expressed an interest, according to Rio Ferdinand.Thiago has been in wonderful form for the Quadruple chasing side of late. The Spanish maestro recorded more successful passes than Everton’s entire team during the Reds' dominant 2-0 victory in the Merseyside derby.These impressive passing statistics suggests the former Bayern Munich ace has finally found his magical feet, after an injury-ridden start to life at the club.

Jamie Carragher and Sky Sports' coverage of Sunday's Merseyside derby. The former Everton defender, 50, claimed that he had to switch the commentary due to the "bias" towards Liverpool during the Reds’ 2-0 win over his former club.

Jamie Carragher delivered a hilarious response Liverpool fans will love after former Everton striker Kevin Campbell accused referee Stuart Attwell of 'bottling it' for not awarding the Toffees a penalty. Liverpool won Sunday's Merseyside derby 2-0 at Anfield, as goals from Andy Robertson and Divock Origi added further pressure on leaders Manchester City.

Liverpool’s best finisher after he helped fire the quad-chasing Reds back to just a point behind Manchester City.While Everton boss Frank Lampard was left raging at match referee Stuart Attwell for not giving the Toffees a penalty when Joel Matip tangled with Anthony Gordon as the Toffees dropped into the bottom three.Kop boss Klopp turned to Origi on the hour mark and within two minutes he played a part in the opener, before heading in the second late on as the Reds kept their Premier League title hopes alive.Klopp said: “He is a legend on and off the pitch. He is a fantastic footballer for me, and I know it sounds ridiculous as I don’t line him up often, he is a world-class striker.“He is our best finisher, definitely, he always was and everybody would say the same when you see him do these kind of things in training, then you see the quality of the squad and other players and it’s really hard I imagine (for him).Do you think Divock Origi is a world class finisher? Let us know in the comments section below“Everybody loves Div and rightly so.

Manchester City fans have been expressing their disbelief that Everton weren't awarded a potentially crucial penalty against Liverpool.

Liverpool against Manchester United. During the contest at Anfield, the attacker laid off a spellbinding pass for Mohamed Salah for Liverpool’s second.

Manchester United players made a combined XI with Liverpool based on stats from this season.Ralf Rangnick's men have been way off the pace of Jurgen Klopp's side with a clear gulf in class between the two rivals. And that was not only shown in the 4-0 result at Anfield on Wednesday (April 19), but also in a stats-based combined XI from Sky Sports.

Daily Star Sport has taken a look at four things Jurgen Klopp got right against the Citizens.What Klopp got rightDo you think Liverpool can beat Manchester City to the Premier League title? Let us know in the commentsKlopp’s starting eleven did not raise too many eyebrows, but he did throw in a surprise with the omission of captain Jordan Henderson, in place of Naby Keita. The Guinea midfielder occupied the right hand side of Liverpool’s three man midfield which also included midfield anchor Fabinho and the maestro Thiago Alcantara.Considering the opposition, the significance of the contest, and the fact Klopp’s side are still pursuing an unprecedented Quadruple, this inclusion was somewhat of a gamble on the German’s part.

Liverpool stars Fabinho and Trent Alexander-Arnold after the club's thrilling draw with Manchester City on Sunday.The pair both appeared as pundits for Sky Sports' coverage of the Premier League title clash but felt they could have done more to prevent City from scoring during the first half.Richards picked out Fabinho for failing to tackle Kevin de Bruyne in the build-up to his early opening goal, while Keane felt Trent Alexander-Arnold's positioning was wrong as Gabriel Jesus grabbed the hosts' second.Sadio Mane's goal less than a minute into the second half was enough to rescue a point for the Reds.Speaking at half-time, Richards explained: "It's absolutely brilliant. The game is just electric, high quality is what we expected today."On the first goal here, I like the way City take the free kick so quick, Liverpool really can't react.

It was a game no-one wanted to see end.A game for which superlatives could have been invented; a game of blockbusting brilliance that delivered all we had hoped for and then some more. A game that failed to produce a winner but it didn't feel like it mattered, because there didn't deserve to be a loser.Welcome to the Premier League of 2022 and a title race for the ages between two teams, in Manchester City and Liverpool, who have set the sort of scintillating standards all the rest can only dream of reaching.

Manchester City goalkeeper’s horror mistake nearly gifted Liverpool a goal.Ederson received a back-pass from Kyle Walker while City were drawing 1-1 at the Etihad. The usually cool Brazilian made a near-fatal error as he sized up to kick the ball - but lost his footing.It meant he had to react quickly to prevent a disastrous goal as the ball almost crossed the line, before managing to calmly play it to Aymeric Laporte while a rushing Diogo Jota nearly made the keeper pay.

Liverpool continued to pile the pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester City with a comfortable 2-0 win over Brighton on Saturday.The Reds maintained their relentless run in the league, claiming an eighth successive win to cut City's lead down to a mere three points.Luiz Diaz opened the scoring at the AMEX less than 20 minutes into the contest, heading home after the Premier League's Player of the Month for February, Joel Matip, floated one in behind Brighton's backline.The Colombian courageously nodded past onrushing Seagulls stopper Robert Sanchez, who was lucky to escape punishment after clattering the Liverpool forward.Mohamed Salah then converted a second-half penalty to clinch a comfortable victory after Brighton's Yves Bissouma blocked Naby Keita's goal-bound effort with his hand.Here, Daily Star Sport takes a closer look at what Jurgen Klopp got right against Brighton on a beautiful day on the south coast.Diaz's has made a seamless transition to Premier League football since his £50million arrival from Porto, even if he claims otherwise.The Colombian told BT Sport prior to Saturday's match that his start has been far from "easy" but it's fair to say he's made quite the impact.Klopp opted to drop him to the bench for Liverpool's 1-0 midweek Champions League defeat to Inter Milan and his absence was glaring.At the AMEX, however, Diaz was in from the off and the German's decision to recall his new recruit was justified.It took the 25-year-old less than 20 minutes to make his mark, racing in behind Brighton's backline before bravely glancing a header past the onrushing Sanchez.The goal was Diaz's second in Liverpool colours and you get the impression there's plenty more to come.Will Liverpool be crowned Premier

Gary Neville’s infamous celebration in front of Liverpool supporters in 2006, would demonstrate his feelings towards the Merseysiders.The former Manchester United captain enjoyed many battles against the Reds over his years.He was a huge cog in the Sir Alex Ferguson machine which, in the Scot’s iconic words, knocked Liverpool off their perch. But even Neville, a Manchester United man through and through, could not ignore the fact that he believed Brighton and Hove Albion Robert Sanchez should have been given a red card for his challenge on Luis Diaz.Neville took to social media to clearly emphasise his thoughts on the controversial incident.“Got to be a red card” Neville posted on Twitter.Sanchez rushed out of his line to try and clear Joel Matip’s precise ball over the top for Diaz, who had drifted past the Seagulls’ defence.The former Porto man not only timed his run to perfection but his header too, bravely throwing himself forward to head pass the on-rushing Sanchez.Diaz beat the goalkeeper to the ball and headed the Reds into an early lead, but his persistence came at a very painful price.

Liverpool are into the next round of the Champions League despite losing 1-0 at home to Inter Milan, as goals from Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino in the first leg were enough to get the job done.It was the first time that Liverpool have lost at home this season as Lautaro Martinez' wondergoal separated the two sides, but a red card to Alexis Sanchez blunted Inter's search for a second.It was also the first time that Liverpool have lost in 2022, but although recent results have gone their way, they have taken their foot off the gas slightly ever since they thumped Leeds 6-0.After winning the Carabao Cup against Chelsea, Liverpool are very much on for an unlikely quadruple, but Salah has issued a wake-up call as he labelled his side as "overconfident".On a different day, Liverpool would have won the game 2-1 and Salah would be the man of the moment yet again, but it wasn't the Egyptian's day as he struck both posts in the second half.Liverpool also hit the bar via a Joel Matip header, but Salah has said that Liverpool need to do more if they are going to add to their success this season.Salah told BT Sport: "We need to start better from the beginning, we need to push a little bit more, maybe in the back of our mind we felt we were a little bit overconfident, but it’s a good game for us to take and learn from.

Liverpool have won the Carabao Cup final on penalties after a thrilling affair at Wembley against Chelsea.Liverpool thought they had taken the lead through Joel Matip, but a VAR review chalked the goal off.VAR had determined that Virgil van Dijk, who was in an offside position, had interfered in the play by tussling with Reece James.Chelsea also had the ball in the net, twice, but also saw their attempts to break the deadlock thwarted by the offside flag too.Kepa Arrizabalaga missed the decisive penalty to hand Liverpool the title.And Daily Star Sport is looking at what Jurgen Klopp got right and what he got wrong.There aren't many chances in modern football to blood youngsters, but Kelleher has made the Carabao Cup his own this season.Klopp repaid the trust in the Irishman by starting him in the final.In many ways, Kelleher's performance didn't matter, with giving the youth opportunities, it presents a clear pathway to the first team for any hopefuls.Kelleher make some big stops for the Reds as they forced the game to penalties.What did you think of Liverpool's performance? Let us know in the comments sectionThiago was left in tears when it emerged that the Spaniard, who had been named in the starting side, would not be able to play due to injury.Klopp replaced Thiago with Naby Kieta, but there didn't appear to be any change of tactics from the German.Instead, Chelsea's midfield was cut open by Chelsea for two great opportunities in the first half.And a sustained period of pressure in the second half, Liverpool's midfield came under scrutiny as Chelsea players continually flooded forwards.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email

Liverpool came out on top in a dramatic penalty shootout to edge past Chelsea at Wembley to clinch Carabao Cup glory.Both sides were indebted to their goalkeepers in an action-packed first half, with Caoimhin Kelleher thwarting Christian Pulisic early on before Edouard Mendy pulled off a spectacular double-save to keep Chelsea on level terms.Mohamed Salah spurned a golden chance after the break before Joel Matip saw a header chalked off by VAR.Kai Havertz had two goals ruled out for offside along with Lukaku, who was denied once, before the lottery of penalties ensued.In a dramatic shootout, it was Kepa Arrizabalaga who missed the decisive penalty after all 20 outfield players succeeded from the spot to hand Jurgen Klopp his first League Cup.Daily Star Sport highlights six things you might have missed from an enthralling finale at Wembley...The Reds arrived at Wembley on the verge of creating history - and they got the job done to clinch a record-breaking ninth League Cup triumph.They made hard work of it though.Chelsea had numerous chances to snatch the initiative before the game went to spot-kicks.And Kepa's late miss ensured the Reds etched their name into the history books at Wembley in the most dramatic of fashions.Do you think Liverpool deserved to lift the Carabao Cup? Comment below.The Blues may have had the shorter trip for Sunday's final at Wembley, but their recent record under the arch has been a rotten one.Chelsea had lost their last four domestic finals before their showdown with the Reds.And unfortunately for Thomas Tuchel's men, it was more capital punishment for the Blues when it was all said and done.The decision to send penalty specialist Kepa on backfired to leave the Londoners glum again after a trip