Liverpool news: Jurgen Klopp issues rallying cry to squad ahead of Premier League home straight
Liverpool are currently two points clear of Manchester City
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Your support makes all the difference.Jurgen Klopp has issued a rallying cry to his Liverpool squad ahead of the Premier League title race home straight.
Liverpool are currently two points clear of Manchester City with seven games remaining to be played, however, Pep Guardiola’s side does boast a game in hand.
“It is [exciting], absolutely,” Klopp told Liverpool’s official website on Tuesday.
“That’s what we were always talking about – a season is like that, you constantly prepare a basis for the final weeks. We are now in the final weeks and there will be no interruption anymore, there will only be game after game after game and they all are very, very important.
“On the one side, opponents fight for the Champions League spots, and on the other they will fight [to stay in] the league.
“I think only Wolves in the last match, they are not fighting for Champions League and not fighting for staying in the league, but we all see what shape they are in – and they can go to the FA Cup final, so that’s exciting for them. But these are our opponents.
“Champions League, we don’t have to talk about that because they are all finals, each game is a final. Hopefully we can stay in that competition for a while.
“We created a wonderful base, now let’s use it.”
With the squad reconvening after the international break, Liverpool prepare to host Tottenham at Anfield on Sunday, while also keeping an eye on their upcoming Champions League tie against Porto.
“Absolutely [it’s good to be back],” Klopp continued. “Really, we were waiting pretty much for it,” he said.
“It is nice to have a little bit of a rest in between, but on the other hand you want to keep it going in a situation like that – we won three games in one week and could have played pretty much the next day.
“Now we are back, the boys are coming step by step back as well, so from Thursday on I think we will be complete.
“With all players together, of course, the Dutch ones, the Brazilians, together in complete training. But preparation has started today already.
“We don’t have all the players who are away, but we have all the other players as well. Bringing players back, step-by-step. OK, [Xherdan Shaqiri] Shaq and Trent [Alexander-Arnold] are still doing a bit of rehab, but the others are here and in good shape. Two sessions today and then one session a day.
“All good and we’re really looking to this period now.”
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