Klopp: It would be a masterpiece if Reds could find answer to poor run

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admits it ‘would be a masterpiece to find out how we change overnight’ and insists sixth straight home defeat is a ‘tough one to take for all of us’ after Fulham become latest victors at Anfield

  • Liverpool suffered their sixth straight home loss as Fulham emerged 1-0 victors
  • Visiting midfielder Harrison Reed said that the west London side wanted it more
  • Klopp said his players worked hard – but agreed that Fulham deserved their win
  • The Reds will be desperate to bounce back against RB Leipzig on Wednesday

Jurgen Klopp has admitted it will be extremely tough to find an immediate solution to Liverpool’s dramatic dip in form after their latest loss at Anfield. 

A shock 1-0 defeat to Fulham – their sixth straight league loss at Anfield – leaves the Reds four points adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea having played a game more.

Visiting midfielder Harrison Reed claimed his side wanted it more and Klopp did not contest that as he tried to dissect why things went so wrong yet again after Mario Lemina struck the winner on the stroke of half-time.

Jurgen Klopp cut a frustrated figure as Liverpool recorded just three shots on target at Anfield

Harrison Reed assessed that Fulham were the more determined side against Liverpool

‘The winner’s always right; my boys wanted it,’ Klopp told Sky Sports.

‘Wanted it more? It’s easy to judge. They have won it so they wanted it more. But I don’t think that’s a problem.

‘For sure it’s confidence for us, we never had momentum in the season in the Premier League really, and you can see that.

‘It’s still in the boys there, they have it all, but at the moment they can’t show it.

‘It would be a masterpiece to find out how we change that overnight. But luckily we have a different competition in three days, and hopefully we can show a different face.’

Sadio Mane and Trent Alexander-Arnold came on – but were unable to turn the match around

Seven alterations were made from the starting XI that were defeated by Chelsea at Anfield on Thursday, with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Sadio Mane thrown in during the second half as Klopp searched in vain for goals. 

The German alluded to tiredness in the camp when asked about why Sunday’s line-up looked so drastically different.  

‘We had to make changes today because some of the players were just not able to go again (after the Chelsea game).

The Reds face German outfit RB Leipzig in the Champions League in just three days time

‘I don’t have to stand here and say we are fighting for this or that. We have enough to do just fighting for three points.

‘It’s not about a proper target now, we have to win football games and that’s what we’ll try to do. It’s a tough one to take for all of us.’

Liverpool will look to recover against RB Leipzig on Wednesday with the prize of a Champions League quarter-final place within reach after a 2-0 victory in the first leg.  




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