His Liverpool were just eliminated from the Carabao Cup on Thursday by Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City (3-2), Jürgen Klopp, coach of the ‘reds’, assured this Friday that 2023 will be very intense for the players returning from the World Cup, he is concerned. On Boxing Day, this Monday, Liverpool visit Unai Emery’s Aston Villa.
In the 2022-23 Premier League, Liverpool are 6th, 15 points behind the leaders, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, and 10 behind Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, the current champions. Klopp’s team are 7 away from Tottenham and the Champions League (but Spurs have one more game to play). The ‘reds’, runners-up and experiencing a very difficult season in the Premier. With Emery, Villa rose to 12th position.
“For the players who played in the World Cup, the whole season will be incredibly intense. It’s really, really hard. We will see how we handle it and we have to be careful,” Klopp said.
The Liverpool coach explained that James Milner, who was substituted in the 38th minute against City, suffered a muscle injury “and he will miss some games, like Roberto Firmino.” The Brazilian has a foot problem. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Virgil van Dijk (back after the World Cup) are in position to face Aston Villa.
Klopp reviewed: “We left a hole between us and the best positions in the table. But against City I saw good signs. I’m not satisfied with everything, our counter-pressure didn’t exist, which I don’t like.”
And the Liverpool coach continued: “There’s more to come. Let’s not think about the break. It is the beginning of something new, of building on what we have already done hopefully we can do better, starting on Boxing Day.”
Source: La Verdad
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