'We're still Liverpool!' – Klopp says expectations remain high despite injury woes

Jurgen Klopp insisted Liverpool wouldn’t use accidents as an excuse, saying the membership’s standing meant they have been nonetheless anticipated to win.

Liverpool have endured an harm disaster to start the season, however are second within the Premier League and have reached the final 16 within the Champions League.

In a lift, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Naby Keita returned to coaching on Friday, two days earlier than the champions host Wolves.

Klopp mentioned there have been no excuses for Liverpool, pointing to expectations of the membership regardless of their harm woes.

“Whoever is out there, we’re nonetheless Liverpool. That is how we see it. It means we need to win the sport,” the Liverpool supervisor advised reporters.

“Really, I believe most of the folks suppose we’ve to win the sport. You may see that while you communicate earlier than a recreation, or after a recreation, folks do not discuss [who is available] – he’s not out there, he’s not out there, sure, sure, no – no person actually would permit you to use such a scenario as an excuse. And we do not, we do not.

“The scenario is hard, 100 per cent, however we’re at matchday – the place are we, 9, 10 coming? Unsure. So, it feels fairly lengthy already but it surely’s not even a 3rd of the season.

“So, who cares who’s the place within the second. We attempt to play soccer. We gained some video games, drew in others, misplaced one massively. So, that is the job.”

Liverpool are on the second-longest unbeaten house run in English top-flight historical past (64 video games) forward of internet hosting Wolves at Anfield.

Nevertheless, they’ve dropped extra factors from profitable positions this season (six) than they did in the entire of final marketing campaign (5).

Klopp, who has been crucial of the Premier League over its refusal to sanction 5 substitutions, believes the busy interval to complete the yr and start 2021 will see much more groups face harm worries.

“This isn’t a season the place you throw a goal – in the beginning of the season – on the desk and say we’ve to be right here or there. All people tries to return by means of. All people. Some groups are clearly, to this point, extra fortunate with accidents than others. That’s the scenario,” he mentioned.

“However I’m fairly positive that it’ll stage off over the season as a result of it’s simply extremely intense for the boys. Probably the most intense interval begins for all groups. Thus far it was massively intense for all of the groups concerned in European soccer.

“Any longer, we play all three days. And all of the groups must do this. So, some groups will realise now how powerful it’s. That is why we’ve nonetheless [got] to speak in regards to the 5 subs, regardless that we did not vote yesterday.”