Liverpool can fight for the title this season, insists Alberto Moreno

It may not be coincidence that the two most spectacular results of Klopp’s short time at Liverpool have come away from Anfield, at Chelsea and Manchester City, teams he would expect to have most of the possession. “The club made a decision (to sack him) and now we have Klopp who is another great coach”.

He added: “With Klopp the training sessions are all about tactics, in order to have the team well-positioned on the pitch, and to know how and when to press”.

“OK, they’ve lost their last two games but they’ll want to put things right and we know we’re in for a hard night”.

“We have to use our situation in good moments and to accept our situation in bad moments – and then to work”.

The team have enjoyed a successful start to the Klopp regime, with only that one defeat in his first 10 games in charge.

Under Rodgers, Liverpool were constantly fragile defensively and the Northern Irishman’s training sessions were often labelled as being too heavily focussed on possession-based games than applied tactical focus.

“I’m not sure it will be good to see the fans, they booed Adam Lallana and Dejan Lovren [in previous encounters], so hopefully they’ll get the stick”.

But as he explained, in strong terms, it is the game that he keeps remembering. And it is paying off.

“I’ve had a lot of goalkeepers over the last few years and Simon Mignolet is one of the smartest goalkeepers I have ever had”. His idea is fixed and is going great so the best is to do what he says. “I’m young, I’m fit and healthy, and always up for playing games”.

“I can go out there and express myself because he has confidence in you”.

“The change has been noticed because with Brendan there were some players who had no confidence in themselves”.

A stunning first-half display of high pressing and counterattacking saw Klopp’s side, which move to within six points of a Champions League berth, surge into a three-goal lead at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, reported Xinhua news agency. He transmits so much.

“I never have any doubt in these players and how good they are, what they are capable of”.