Liverpool boss Klopp admits Firmino burnout fears

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Liverpool will be looking to defeat Chelsea both home and away in the same Premier League season for the first time since 2011-12.

“I think that after this game, and there are 15 games, a lot of points, for sure it could be another hit mentally for them”, Conte told reporters on Monday.

Liverpool’s only win in January came against League Two opponents Plymouth in a third round FA Cup replay and McAteer admits that Klopp took a huge risk by playing such a weakened side against Wolves. Liverpool lived up to all the expectations of a Jurgen Klopp side.

If Chelsea claim victories from both matches they will likely become nearly unstoppable in the title race, and it will indicate just how much they have improved since a tricky start to the season.

“Honestly, I think we are a different team, not Liverpool”.

“Liverpool are a really good team, with a good coach and good players”.

Mané missed his penalty in the shootout against Cameroon in Senegal’s quarterfinal defeat at the Africa Cup of Nations, but even though Liverpool sent a private jet, the travel back home did not go smoothly.

But the Italian stressed the likes of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Nathan Ake and Kenedy, who is now committed to Chelsea for the rest of the season having already played on loan at Watford, must prove they deserve to play.

Wolves last beat Chelsea in 2011, when they won 1-0 at Molineux courtesy of a Jose Bosingwa own goal.

“For this reason I think the result is important, but the result doesn’t decide the season of Chelsea or Liverpool tomorrow”.

“All I had to do was concentrate on keeping it down and getting it across the keeper”, he said of his early stunner.

But the Reds boss was criticised by pundits, including England legend Gary Lineker and Liverpool great Mark Lawrenson, for his team selection and he accepted the blame. Klopp’s army started well, but somewhere down the line, things started changing. This is all quite odd really, I can only speculate that the market thinks they might have more joy against a side that comes and tries to attack them, leaving space behind. If you suffer more [from] the bad things in your day than you can celebrate the good things, then you will always struggle to be a happy person. The new found freedom in the role – on the left hand side of the front three has given him the mojo back and he will need to carry that into Anfield and test an unsure Liverpool defence to give themselves a good chance of beating one of the best sides in the country. “It won’t be easy on Tuesday”, via the Daily Mail.