Manchester City vs Liverpool, Premier League 2015/16
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The 20-year-old England global faces Liverpool for the first time at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday and Klopp understands the frustration among fans.
“For someone like me who is trying to take an opportunity to get into the team, it’s even more important”, he told Liverpoolfc.com.
Klopp likened Sterling’s path to that of former Dortmund star Mario Gotze, who eventually left Klopp’s former club for Bayern in the summer of 2013.
“I have stated before that it is a good thing that the best players and managers come to England – it makes it one of the most competitive tournaments in the whole world”.
Dirk Kuyt lashed home a last-minute victor when Liverpool beat Manchester City 3-2 in 2008 for what remains their last Premier League victory at the Etihad.
This allows Klopp to field a four-pronged attacking line, with three midfielders supporting a lone striker. I often spend the worldwide breaks with the national team on top of my club commitments so it has been good to have a more restful fortnight. Their hopes took a huge hit on Saturday following their 4-1 home defeat to Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool squad.
“They are a work in progress in terms of how he wants them to play, but they look keen so it’s all about how we play at our stadium”. I’m looking forward to the game.
And he also offered positive news on Mamadou Sakho, who sustained medial ligament damage against Crystal Palace immediately before the global break and was initially ruled out until January, with midfielder Jordan Rossiter returning to training on Sunday after a hamstring injury.
Firmino enjoyed his best performance in a red shirt since joining the club from German side Hoffenheim for a reported fee of 29 million pounds ($45.8 million).
“Other than that we have pretty much been on the front foot, how we’ve played for a number of years now under Pellegrini”. That meant Roberto Firmino started up front, with Daniel Sturridge and Christian Benteke on the bench.
“But you never know in football… injuries can happen today or tomorrow”.
They will be keen to maintain their place at the top of the table, which they could lose temporarily to Manchester United or Arsenal, as they play earlier in the day.