Liverpool FC is a professional football club in Liverpool, England.
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp spoke to the media at 12 noon to preview his side’s Premier League home game against Fulham on Sunday. The Red boss:
The Reds boss discussed how side side can end their Anfield woes having lost five fixtures.
“Teams have come and defended deep and they haven’t got anyone between the lines to play that pass, they have Coutinho who went and they built in other areas.”I’m not saying they should go and buy that, but without the actual pressing quality”
The Premier League champions are now 22 points behind runaway leaders City down in seventh place.
Liverpool fielded a 19th different centre-back pairing against Chelsea, with change again likely against Fulham on Sunday.
And Klopp admits there can be no excuse for the recent form that has put a top-four finish in real jeopardy.”We haven’t had the situation this year where we could really build on something.
The Reds had gone toe-to-toe with Pep Guardiola’s side in recent seasons, taking 97 and then 99 points.
Match reports:
Liverpool lost ground in the race for a top-four finish after they were defeated 1-0 by Chelsea at Anfield.
Mason Mount broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute, applying the finishing touches to a break from the Blues when he darted inside and swept into the corner.The Reds pressed in search of an equaliser throughout the second half, but were unable to break down the visitors, who clinched all three points.
Liverpool made two changes from the weekend win at Sheffield United as Alisson Becker and Fabinho returned.
Club profile:
#playerDate of birth / AgeNat. Market value1 Alisson AlissonGoalkeeperOct 2, 1992
(28) Brazil ₹6.67bn 13 Adrián AdriánGoalkeeperJan 3, 1987
Spain ₹166.64m 62 Caoimhin Kelleher C. 23, 1998
