Jurgen Klopp has put Liverpool’s good latest kind all the way down to “the children” after one other wonderful efficiency within the 4-1 win at residence to Chelsea.
The Reds have made an ideal begin to 2024 within the league up to now, taking 9 factors from a potential 9 in January and progressing in each home cup competitions.
It required the flexibility to navigate seven video games over the course of the month, with accidents and worldwide commitments affecting the supervisor’s choices.
Regardless of this, Liverpool’s performances and outcomes have remained optimistic, one thing Klopp believes will be credited to his kids.
After the Chelsea win, he described the final 4 weeks as “brutal” and heaped reward onto those that have stepped up when it mattered most.
“We had 11 days off, and nonetheless seven video games so it’s large, brutal month once more after the super-busy December,” the boss advised LFCTV after the competition.
“We solely bought by that with the accidents we’ve due to the children, to be 100 per cent sincere.
“Conor clearly made a large step, Quansah, Bobby [Clark], James [McConnell] in midweek, unimaginable footballer.
“After all, they can not play alone, however in case you put them in a group which is well-organised, nicely arrange, they’ll carry out and it’s what they do and it’s tremendous essential. With out them? No probability.
“Now the boys are coming again with no rhythm however a number of need and hearth within the stomach, they usually need to come again and it’s good.
“Tonight was clearly a very cool occasion right here at Anfield.”
Liverpool’s harm issues may nicely have derailed their title hopes given the hectic nature of the schedule at first of 2024.
Conor Bradley, who produced a man-of-the-match show towards Chelsea, is among the many academy abilities who helped to make sure that that wasn’t the case.
The Reds welcomed again Andy Robertson, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dominik Szoboszlai from harm towards Norwich, with Mohamed Salah and Wataru Endo set to comply with from their worldwide duties within the coming weeks.
Klopp’s facet are wanting like a pressure to be reckoned with, however the supervisor will proceed to want the total depth of his squad if he’s to navigate the 4 competitions they nonetheless discover themselves in heading into February.
