LEAGUE CUP
Klopp demands Liverpool click at Southampton
Jürgen Klopp fielded Liverpool’s youngest yet line-up against Plymouth in the FA Cup third round on Sunday
Jürgen Klopp has urged Liverpool to make amends for their FA Cup flop by delivering a dominant display in Wednesday’s League Cup semifinal first leg against Southampton. Klopp fielded Liverpool’s youngest yet line-up against Plymouth in the FA Cup third round on Sunday. The raw rookies failed to impress as the fourth-tier minnows easily held on for a goalless draw at Anfield. Liverpool can still advance in the FA Cup when they face Plymouth in a replay, but that is on the back burner as the Reds focus on their other road to Wembley. After losing to Manchester City on penalties in last season’s League Cup final, Liverpool are one step away from a return to Wembley and Klopp will send out a stronger line-up at St Mary’s. Aware of accusations that he and his players were guilty of complacency against Plymouth, the Liverpool manager said: "The question I asked this morning in the dressing room was: ‘Could we have done better?’ 100% yes with this line-up. "I don’t expect perfection but I...
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