Klopp: No need to spend in January

“That’s what we’ll do together with him”. “That’s not how the world should run”. After Watford we then have a normal week [before Leicester at home on Boxing Day], then we have another six days where he could maybe train.

“It’s a hamstring and it’s not easy to say when he can be back for us”, Klopp said. “It is like a small Champions’ League now, but we will look forward to it, and wait and see what happens”.

“No one should be in doubt that we are not prepared for any situation”. We have 24 hours always at work.

“We saw the pitch and we knew what could happen on the pitch, but as professional football players or as the manager of a professional football team, you cannot talk before the game about the pitch in this way”.

“Flanno [Jon Flanagan] will come back in next week, then we have two left full-backs, two right”.

“We have four centre-backs when Mama (Sakho) is back”.

‘In midfield we have Hendo back, so that’s like a new option for us.

“We didn’t use it [Henderson option] until now, we have others offensive players, and we have more strikers than others, so where is the space?”

“Jordon feels than better than he did three days ago”, Klopp added. Some fit us, some don’t.

‘If we have problems it is not with quality of the squad.

With qualification already assured, Klopp handed Australian left-back Smith his full debut after impressing in a brief cameo appearance in the League Cup against Southampton last week.

Liverpool progressed into the Europa League round of 32 as Group B winners following a dour goalless draw at Sion.

Reds manager Jurgen Klopp had spoken before the game of the need to create rhythm but this was a performance so staccato and out of tune it is hard to see what how the players benefited at all. “For me I am happy I can continue and I’m excited for the next games”, said the Belgium worldwide. He is very fast and has ideal cross. “The most important thing is to enjoy my game and try to learn from every moment I get”.

Mamadou Sakho is set to hand Liverpool a timely fitness boost ahead of the Christmas period after returning to training from a knee injury.