Jurgen Klopp expressed his pride in the performance of his young players as they played a crucial role in sustaining Liverpool’s pursuit of a quadruple despite numerous injuries. The team’s recent accomplishments include securing the League Cup title with a victory against Chelsea at Wembley and advancing to the FA Cup quarterfinals after defeating Southampton earlier in the week.
With their focus now shifting to the upcoming Premier League match against Nottingham Forest, Liverpool aims to widen their lead at the top of the table. Currently, they hold a narrow one-point advantage over the reigning champions, Manchester City, and a two-point lead over the in-form Arsenal.
While there is hope for the return of forward Darwin Nunez and midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai for the City Ground fixture, the team will be without their top scorer, Mohamed Salah, as he continues his recovery.
“I don’t think Mo is too far off, but he will not feature tomorrow and from there we have to go,” Liverpool manager Klopp said at his pre-match press conference.
“It’s like touch and go but I think next week at any point it’s possible. He is on the way back, definitely, but not there yet.”
Jurgen Klopp expressed his immense joy and pride in the displays showcased by his young players, a significant number of whom played key roles in Liverpool’s commanding 3-0 victory over Southampton at Anfield on Wednesday.
“Yesterday (Thursday) was a wonderful day,” he said. “Usually when we win a trophy we do a staff picture and yesterday we did it 100 per cent with the full academy staff as well so it was a lot of people.
“I really wanted everyone to feel it and understand the role they played in that whole story and that was really cool.”
As Jurgen Klopp approaches the end of his tenure at Liverpool, after an eventful and successful decade in charge, he faces the challenging prospect of parting ways with a highly promising group of young players. When questioned about the difficulty of leaving behind such a talented and promising squad, Klopp acknowledged the emotional aspect of the situation.
“I love the more senior players as well so I’ll miss them too,” he said.
“Seeing the young boys coming through gives me a good feeling for the future of the club, which is much more important than anything.”