Jurgen Klopp delighted with Liverpool emphatic rout of Southampton

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”.

Liverpool’s Alberto Moreno, left, celebrates scoring against Southampton with teammate Daniel Sturridge during the quarterfinal English League Cup soccer match at St Mary’s, Southampton, England, Wednesday Dec. 2, 2015.

“We’re still far away from the final. He’s not going to go for a pint with us after a match, but he’ll call you into the office and have a chat if it’s needed”.

“Wide areas and central midfield are positions you think they’d strengthen in the summer”. It’s not important who could be in the semifinal.

“It was just the passion of his words that got to us, and the comparison he made of football to normal life, the idea of getting the win and feeling good about what you’ve achieved”.

With a recent hectic schedule, it would be understandable were Klopp tempted to rotate his lineup.

Liverpool will be out to seal their place in the last four of the Capital One cup when they make the trip to the South Coast to take on Southampton tonight, with plenty to play for (KO 19:45).

Back Liverpool to get the job done this week in 90 minutes, but with Southampton to score at 9/2 via bet365.

The loss is the first time Southampton have let in six goals at home since 1995. Southampton have netted a league-high seven headed goals; last season they managed a league-low three in total. While the Premier League takes priority, Koeman is determined to make the most of his team’s opportunity for some rare silverware.

‘We are in a very good moment and the rivals who are above us are dropping points.

“One is the FA Cup and the second one is the Capital One Cup”.

“We have enough high-quality goalkeepers, I’ve had a lot of goalkeepers over the last few years and Simon Mignolet is one of the smartest I have ever had”.

“We have to defend well and then we can use his pace, and that’s what we did with the next two goals – and it was a flawless cross from young Brad Smith [for the sixth goal]”.

The 23-year-old Brazilian has missed the last two games with a hamstring injury sustained against Manchester City last month but is in contention to feature against the Saints after returning to full training.