“I expected the ball to come to me in that area - last game he also gave me a similar ball in that area and in the end I scored.”
Mohamed Salah saw his winner against Crystal Palace coming once Andy Robertson prepared an 84th-minute cross
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“It feels much better, to be honest - 100 per cent better. It gives you more.”
Jürgen Klopp rated the victory at Selhurst Park higher than a 5-0 result
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“Liverpool has the mentality and an atmosphere in the ground that is similar to Dortmund. He is a powerful coach. He can get people to take to him - the players and the fans.”
Germany legend Lothar Matthäus paid tribute to the work of Klopp
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“What a feeling!”
New Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk scored his first goal for his country in a 3-0 win against Portugal
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“He has all the qualities and attributes that, if he gets the best from this learning period, I am sure he can become a good manager in the future.”
Former Liverpool assistant manager Pako Ayestaran tipped Steven Gerrard for success in the dugout
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“I want to understand the reasons for everything that’s happening - substitutions, positioning, pressing triggers - and I can now appreciate the level of thinking that goes into it all.”
Gerrard himself reflected on that transition from player to manager
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“I don’t think there was a team remaining who wanted to face Liverpool. They work so hard, they play so intense and aggressively with the quality of players they have - especially up front.”
Mats Hummels was glad to avoid the Reds in the Champions League quarter-finals
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“We’re never happy to concede five!”
Daniel Agger proved the competitive nature never disappears, after Liverpool FC Legends’ 5-5 draw with Bayern Munich at Anfield
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“As a manager, you need to know when to give the bear hug and when to give the boot up the backside. He judges that pretty well most of the time.”
James Milner opened up on the boss’ man-management style
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“I think we will see Joe back on the pitch this season.”
Klopp provided a prognosis on Joe Gomez’s ankle issue
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“He's our friend, our boy, our mate, our player having a difficult season already. It’s a big, big blow for us.”
But the manager lamented the injury suffered by Adam Lallana as a substitute at Palace
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“All the decisions are about Liverpool. We have to focus on the Champions League, we have United in the middle but for the line-up we have to think about the Champions League.”
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola will put Premier League business to one side for the two-legged quarter-final with Liverpool