"I can work with this performance" - Klopp keen to take positives from Newcastle stalemate
Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp believes The Reds were unlucky not to take all three points from their game with Newcastle on Wednesday night.
Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mané all started but none of them could find the finish that would have given Liverpool all three points. Newcastle goalkeeper Karl Darlow made some impressive saves, especially from Salah, to keep his side in the game.
Speaking at his post-match press conference, Klopp was asked if he was happy with …
Newcastle United vs Liverpool Preview - The final act in a memorable season for The Reds
THE DETAILS
Venue – St James' Park, Newcastle
Referee – Anthony Taylor
Date & Time – Sunday, July 26th @ 16:00
Current Odds – Newcastle 8/1, Draw 4/1, Liverpool 1/3
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What a season we've had. Often, it's about the journey rather than the destination - and the journey has been immense - but where we now find ourselves, top of the pile, is pretty spectacular too. There haven't been too many lows to pick ourselves up from - the …
Predicting Liverpool's lineup for the Newcastle game on Saturday
We've had a go at predicting Jurgen Klopp's starting eleven for the visit of Newcastle United to Anfield this Saturday.
Liverpool get their Premier League campaign back underway in the early game on Saturday and Klopp has some decisions to make, based on how active some players were over the international break.
Adrian is set to continue his spell between the sticks as Alisson Becker's calf injury is set to keep him out another couple of weeks at least.
In …
Liverpool v Newcastle United Preview - Klopp's Reds should make it five from five
THE DETAILS
Venue – Anfield, Liverpool
Referee – Andre Marriner
Date & Time – Saturday, September 14th @ 12:30
Current Odds – Liverpool 1/7, Draw 7/1, Newcastle United 14/1
The dreaded international break is over and real football returns to Anfield on Saturday. Liverpool plays Newcastle United in the early kick-off in a game Jurgen Klopp's side is hugely tipped to win.
Anything less than three points will be viewed as a huge missed opportunity for The Reds, yet Newcastle has already …
Newcastle United v Liverpool Preview - Tough game for Reds to bounce back
The Details
Venue - St James' Park, Newcastle
Referee - Andre Marriner
Date & Time - Saturday, May 4th @ 19:45
Current Odds - Newcastle United 17/2, Draw 17/4, Liverpool 4/11
Form
Newcastle United Form
After a dreadful start to the season, waiting until November for their first win, Newcastle and Rafa Benitez have worked another miracle to climb to safety and protect their Premier League status for another season.
Rafa loves the club and the Geordie fans love Rafa. …
Liverpool v Newcastle United Preview - Will Rafa ruin Reds' Christmas?
The Details
Venue - Anfield, Liverpool
Referee - Graham Scott
Date & Time - Wednesday, December 26th @ 15:00
Current Odds - Liverpool 7/50, Draw 7/1, Newcastle United 14/1
Form
Liverpool Form
Things are becoming very real for The Reds at the top of the table. Seven straight league wins since their 1-1 draw with Arsenal in early November means Liverpool are sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League table.
Jurgen Klopp's men are now four points ahead of Manchester City after …
Lascelles or Tarkowski: Who's the Better Fit?
The wheels of Liverpool’s busy summer have already begun spinning.
Even as they head to a Champions League final, rumours have been rife regarding those who will arrive in the summer: The Independent’s Miguel Delaney reported that Michael Edwards has been tasked with finding a centre-half partner for Liverpool’s perceived most important signing in recent memory, Virgil van Dijk.
The first two names out of the block share a nationality, and were both unfortunate to not make Gareth Southgate’s twenty-three-man …
Observations as Liverpool record 200th goal under Klopp
Liverpool played out a routine 2-0 win on Saturday afternoon, breezing past Newcastle on Rafa Benitez's return to Anfield. A first-half goal from Mohamed Salah set the ball rolling before Sadio Mane doubled the score after the interval, rounding off a superb team move. The result sees The Reds move up to 2nd in the league, with Manchester United not in action until Monday night.
Here are the observations from the match.
Salah continues to break records as Liverpool's run …
Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle: Jürgen's Reds Ease To First Win Over Rafa
Despite stark divisions between their position in the Premier League table, this looked like a testing fixture for Liverpool. Newcastle hadn't lost a league game for over two and a half months, bar Manchester City while Rafa's ability to grind out an unlikely point meant he could never truly be ruled out the contest.
The first-half was a testament to that; Newcastle were disciplined in their defensive duties, shutting off space and preventing Liverpool from building up ahead of steam. …
Player Ratings as a Patient Liverpool secure three points
It was a tough opening half to the game as Newcastle defended in an organized manner, but once Salah put Liverpool ahead, there was always going to be only one winner.
This is how the Reds fared.
Loris Karius (8) - Was a spectator for most of the match, but when called upon, made a world-class save to deny Diame from equalizing at the end of the first half. Was always intent on releasing the ball at the earliest. Solid performance …