Clyne: Klopp is making me confident

We just want to keep getting the wins on the board.

“But if we perform how we did on Sunday we can definitely get something”.

“I have a good relationship with Borussia Dortmund and a good relationship with all the players there – there is nothing negative between us”.

He said: “We listened to the manager and I was so pumped by what he’d said – the vibe, the emotion and the feeling – I walked out wanting the game to start there and then, in that second”.

The Anfield side crushed Southampton 6-1 to take their place in the semi-final of the League Cup, while they have also closed the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City in recent weeks. It makes sense to ease them back into first team action but I expect they’ll continue to build their fitness with another appearance off the bench tomorrow night. With the Euro 2016 finals in France in the summer, there could be a memorable few months ahead.

Lallana came through the same Southampton youth set-up that produced Gareth Bale and Theo Walcott, but insists he was never in the same bracket as that duo.

Jurgen Klopp is encouraging Liverpool right-back Nathaniel Clyne to be more confident when pushing forward.

However, Reds legend Jamie Carragher has been excited by what he has seen so far, and he commented after the victory at the Etihad, per John Richardson of the Daily Express: “The first 35 minutes was as good as I can remember”. “I know they booed Adam and Dejan so hopefully they’ll get the stick!”

“The fans are always good to me, so I am hoping for a good reception”, Clyne says, before reality kicks in. “That’s what we will all learn and do, better and better and better”. This tournament will not be the focus for either team with the Premier League a bigger priority but I don’t think either team will take this game with a lack of seriousness.

Watzke said that the club will not be opposed to hearing offers from Liverpool for the pair.

“Nothing much in football surprises me to be honest”.

The Capital One Cup tie with Liverpool will be just Caulker’s fifth start for Saints – a tough match that the defender approaches buoyed by Koeman’s confidence.