Jurgen Klopp “aware” of Newcastle United threat

According to The Guardian, Klopp has restored “all the vim and verve that, only two seasons ago, nearly propelled Liverpool to the Premier League title”.

The ESPN FC panel discuss Liverpool’s run of form under Jurgen Klopp in comparison to Brendan Rodgers.

And the Reds boss has revealed the striker suffered no after-effects and is in contention to feature at St James’ Park.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Emre Can still has room for improvement despite being impressed by the midfielder’s progress since joining the club.

“He is training. We will wait”, Klopp said. “I have no problems with a match against Everton”, he said”. I can wait every day, that’s no problem. He feels good but we must give him time to come in.

And he will undergo further tests tomorrow to understand if he is ready to face Steve McClaren’s side on Sunday afternoon.

Klopp has his players playing with a higher tempo and it doesn’t matter who he selects to play, they are all contributing to the team. Now people will be saying Southampton were poor, but without getting carried away by Liverpool’s performances, they have been really good.

“At this moment, he is available for the weekend and we will have to see whether we decide to play him”.

He cited the improved morale and good feeling at the club, the fact the Reds have played all of the top six away from home already, that their rivals are failing to dominate the league, squad depth and Daniel Sturridge’s return, among other reasons.

On the game itself, Klopp added: “It is not too often that you can enjoy a football game like this for the last 20 or 25 minutes”.

“Hendo has made a big step in the last few weeks and that’s the best news”. When you don’t feel comfortable, then you stop.

“Wednesday night we showed [belief] when we conceded and we did the same against Chelsea when we got back and won the game”.

Henderson’s return is ideally timed with Can suspended after accumulating his fifth booking at Southampton.

It booked Liverpool a two-legged affair with Stoke City in the final four of the competition, as well as keeping their growing momentum under Klopp going in style – the rout against the Saints marking their seventh win in their last eight games in all competitions.

‘I like optimism, ‘ said Klopp. “The second half was good, much better than the start”.