Three things Jurgen Klopp got right as Liverpool snatch late victory over Ajax

Jurgen Klopp already wants to cut short Arthur's loan at Liverpool as he is fed up with his easy-going attitude.The Brazil international moved to Merseyside on loan from Juventus in the summer transfer window in a last-gasp move from the Reds to solve their midfield crisis. Several players had been ruled out including Jordan Henderson, Thiago Alcantara, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.However, Arthur might already be on his way back to Turin after failing to impress Klopp in training.

Manchester United are reportedly set 'to rival' Liverpool for Brazilian wonderkid Joao Gomes from Flamengo.

Jamie Carragher tore into Chelsea owner Todd Boehly’s “arrogant” suggestion the Premier League should do a ‘North vs South All-Star’ match. The American businessman, who also believes the bottom four clubs of the Premier League could have their own knockout style tournament, also said the division could “learn a little bit of a lesson” from many of the sporting formats in the United States.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp laughed at suggestions that his players could play alongside those from Manchester United and Manchester City after Chelsea owner Todd Boehly floated the idea of a Premier League north versus south all-star game.

Jurgen Klopp has savaged Chelsea owner Todd Boehly's suggestion of a Premier League All-Star match by joking that the Harlem Globetrotters should also make an appearance.Boehly, who also owns Major League Baseball (MLB) side LA Dodgers, proposed the idea of a one off match between players who play for clubs in the north of England against players who play for clubs in the south while speaking at an international investors and creators conference in the US on Tuesday."People are talking about why don't we have more money for the Pyramid? MLB did their all star game this year," he said. "They made $200m from a Monday and a Tuesday, you could do a North vs South All-Star game from the Premier League to fund the Pyramid very easily."READ MORE: Chelsea owner Todd Boehly suggests Premier League all-star game between North and SouthKlopp was asked about Boehly's comments in the aftermath of his side's 2-1 win over Ajax in the Champions League on Tuesday night, and the Liverpool boss was quick to ridicule it."Great.

Liverpool fans during their 2-1 Champions League victory over Ajax.Jurgen Klopp’s side scraped their way past the Dutch giants courtesy of a last minute header from Joel Matip. The Cameroonian rose highest to nod his side into a 2-1 lead, 62 minutes after precocious Ajax youngster Mohammed Kudus excellently equalised Mohamed Salah’s opening goal with a wonderful effort of his own that rattled the underside of the crossbar and screamed into the back of the net.

Virgil van Dijk has hit back at criticism of Liverpool after the Reds left it late to dispatch Ajax on Tuesday evening.Liverpool have suffered a shaky start to the season, but were handed an 89th-minute lifeline from Joel Matip after he headed home. And Liverpool's star defender has now hit out at pundits who had already written the Reds off.After the game, Van Dijk told BT Sport: "It was very important to show a positive reaction.

Liverpool fans were almost all silent during the minute's silence for the Queen at Anfield tonight.The Reds held a period of silence for the late monarch, who died last Thursday, before their Champions League tie against Ajax this evening. Hardly any of the club's supporters failed to observe the gesture and could not be heard booing on TV.

Liverpool Loris Karius has found admirers hard to come by in recent seasons. The German shot stopper plummeted from first choice to fifth choice goalkeeper after his disastrous performance for Jurgen Klopp’s side in the 2017 Champions League final.

Liverpool this season.The Reds have made a slow start to the new season, with their problems confounded by a 4-1 mauling by Napoli in their Champions League opener last Wednesday. Following the defeat in Italy, Jurgen Klopp and his players have come under fire from fans and pundits, including talkSPORT host Jason Cundy.The former Chelsea midfielder exclaimed during a recent show, via SportBible: “Klopp, you look at what he’s done at Borussia Dortmund and how his career ended there, it’s happening again at Liverpool.READ MORE: Jesse Lingard and Liverpool ace Darwin Nunez pictured together at tattoo parlour“Liverpool right now are spiralling out of control. They are not the same team.

Liverpool ace Darwin Nunez and former Manchester United star Jesse Lingard have been pictured together at a tattoo parlour. The pair both had some unexpected time off after Premier League fixtures were cancelled at the weekend following the death of the Queen. Liverpool and Lingard's new club Nottingham Forest don't meet until October, but the pair got an early chance to feel each other out at the Artemis Tattoo Studio in Manchester.

Steven Gerrard has been lined up to be Jurgen Klopp's successor at Liverpool.The former Reds skipper has made no secrets about it being his dream job and appears to have methodically planned out his career so that he'll be ready and able to slip into Klopp's shoes once the German eventually leaves Anfield.But following a shaky start to the season, Gerrard's future at Aston Villa is hanging in the balance, and if he loses his job, his hopes of replacing Klopp will almost certainly be lost with it.As such, Liverpool will need a Plan B, so Daily Star Sport has listed six potential alternatives the club could look to if Gerrard becomes persona non grata.READ MORE: Jurgen Klopp takes swipe at Chelsea after being asked about Liverpool sackLiverpool's iconic Boot Room proves that recruiting internally can often work gangbusters, so why not try it again?Pep Lijnders, who has been the club's assistant manager for eight years now, could follow in the footsteps of Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish by taking the reins as an extension of Klopp's dynasty.The 39-year-old is a highly-rated thinker and a hugely popular figure at the club, though his brief foray into management in 2018, with second-tier Dutch-side NEC, didn't exactly go well.

Liverpool legend Steve Nicol has claimed two of the club's current stars are the catalyst for their struggles this season.The Reds are already six points off the top of the Premier League after winning just two of their first six matches and were thrashed 4-1 by Napoli in their opening Champions League match. Nicol believes that the midfield has been the reason behind Liverpool's slow start after Jurgen Klopp failed to strengthen in the area during the summer.The deadline day loan signing for Arthur Melo has eased concerns, following injuries to the likes of Jordan Henderson and Naby Keita.READ MORE: Liverpool players 'suddenly second to everything' says unimpressed Graeme SounessHowever, Nicol has singled out James Milner and Harvey Elliott after reacting to the embarrassing loss in Italy in midweek.

Liverpool players have gone from 'exhausting' their opponents to being 'vulnerable to every attack' according to three-time European Cup winner turned pundit Graeme Souness. Jurgen Klopp's side have had a steady start to the new Premier League season with only two wins from their opening six fixtures - and were brushed aside by Napoli in the Champions League.

Former Bolton Wanderers youngster Nat Phillips remained a Liverpool player despite loan approaches by Benfica and Southampton near the climax of the transfer window.

Jurgen Klopp admitted that he has big changes to make at Liverpool quickly while also stating that their next opponent Wolves must be laughing at the mess. It comes after a 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Napoli in the Champions League, a competition the Reds hope to win this season. But on Wednesday's evidence, it would be lucky if they made it out of the group after a disastrous performance at the back.

Liverpool were absolutely humiliated in Naples on Wednesday night, with the hosts Napoli winning 4-1 against a completely shell-shocked Jurgen Klopp side.The game got off the to the worst possible start for the Reds as James Milner conceded a penalty inside five minutes, and Piotr Zielinski converted with ease from the spot. But it got worse after the half hour mark, as mistakes from Joe Gomez meant that Liverpool trailed 3-0 at the break following strikes from Andre Zambo Anguissa and Giovanni Simeone.Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, Zielinski scored just 90 seconds after the restart, but Luis Diaz restored a bit of order as he got one back two minutes later.

Liverpool striker Michael Owen says Jurgen Klopp should be concerned about his side's work-rate following their stuttering start to the season.Speaking ahead of the Reds' Champions League opener against Napoli, Owen noted that every single one of Liverpool's first six Premier League opponents had statistically outrun Klopp's side and warned that their shaky form could continue if nothing changes."They haven't outrun a single team this season, every team has outrun them [and] been more physical so that will be a worry," Owen told his BT Sport colleagues.READ MORE: Raging Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp slams 'embarrassing' question from reporter"Until they get their full squad back, we might see that stuttering start continue."Liverpool have won just two of their opening six Premier League matches, leaving them six points off the top of the table and five points behind defending champions Manchester City, and have looked well off the pace since the start of pre-season.Three draws and a defeat to Manchester United have set an uncomfortable tone for the season, and while their 9-0 win over Bournemouth was as emphatic as they come, they had to rely on a 98th-minute winner to beat Newcastle in their only other victory.Is Jurgen Klopp's time at Liverpool nearing its end? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.Liverpool have been unlucky with injuries, especially in midfield where they've lost both Thiago Alcantara and Naby Kieta in recent weeks, but their (usually reliable) top players like Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold have looked out of sorts.Record signing Darwin Nunez hasn't really settled yet either and his red card against Crystal Palace arguably summed up his rocky start in English

Jurgen Klopp lookalike on the touchline for Shakhtar Donetsk’s game with RB Leipzig.Journalist Ronan Murphy, watching the game and writing on Twitter, highlighted the glaring resemblance that the coach, Igor Jovicevic, shared with the Liverpool legend.“Jürgen Klopp absolutely delighted with that second Shakhtar Donetsk goal,” he jokingly tweeted.READ MORE: Win 2 tickets to watch England vs Germany in Nations League action at Wembley Stadium And many thoroughly agreed with the assessment. “Carbon Kloppy”, one replied.