Wataru Endo after last night's win: "It was a big day today as my four kids started at their new school"
“I haven’t heard yet how they found it but I’m looking forward to hearing all about it.
"I’m so happy that my family are here finally. We’ve moved into a new house and…
Gravenberch asked for pictures and names of all the Liverpool staff he would come across so he could address them by name
Later on his first day, he retraced the journey the team bus takes to Anfield on match days to see some of the murals of the club’s players
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Jurgen Klopp on Joe Gomez:
“He never came to my office and asked, ‘Can I go?’ No, never. It was always sorted before it could get to that point.
"I think him and his wife really feel he is Liverpool through and through and so that is the reason more than anything else."
Diogo Jota:
"Crazy 24 hours. I was not expecting to be in the squad list to be honest, I was already home when I found out I needed to travel back to be part of the team.
"I had some special people in the crowd today, my family, they came over for Christmas, it was great."
Alexis Mac Allister: "The other day I ran into Mascherano and we were laughing because there is a lady who works in the kitchen, who must be about 90 years old, and she sent greetings to him.
These are the small details that make Liverpool a family and even bigger than it looks…
Virgil van Dijk on Wataru Endo:
"We know he has the ability to be playing at the highest level and he's shown that the last couple of weeks. He’s made the next step and that goes with confidence.
"He's stepped up and we're going to miss him."
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Joe Gomez:
"I definitely appreciate this club and the supporters. I know there is nowhere like it. I don’t need to go somewhere else to experience it. It’s apparent there is not really a comparison in that sense, in terms of the support they give us and what they are."
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Wataru Endo on Liverpool fans:
"When I was coming here, my move was supposed to be secret but already fans were talking about me on the internet. Crazy! After I arrived, I went to a restaurant in the city and already people know me. ‘Hey Endo! Can I take a picture?’ They are…
Carragher on reaction to potential replay of Liverpool vs Spurs: "Klopp and the owners of Liverpool’s memories are not so short to have forgotten that it is only three years since so many influential football and media figures were vociferously arguing that the results of eight…
Roy Keane on coaching former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse at Sunderland:
"I remember I was trying to get Djibril Cisse and everyone said to me 'no, not a great lad' but I still took a chance.
"He's one of the best lads I've ever come across."
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Alexis Mac Allister on Instagram:
"Back on the pitch with more determination than ever, and I couldn’t be happier. Overcoming setbacks, coming back stronger 💪⚽️
"Thank you everyone for the constant support."
Great to have him back 🫂
Jurgen Klopp on James Milner's recent comments about his time at Liverpool:
"James Milner had I think a podcast, had a bit of an insight [about] things that happened in the dressing room.
“I was listening to it and actually one of my dreams came true – one of my former players…
Pepe Reina on leaving Liverpool:
"It hurt at the time but that’s football. I told Brendan that if I wasn’t going to Barcelona, then I wanted to be at Liverpool.
"I hope with all my energy that our paths cross in the Europa League this season. I would be the happiest man in the…
Alexis Mac Allister on Darwin Nunez's spat with Pep Guardiola:
"I don’t know if I should tell it but I’m going to tell you.
"Basically, they had a situation. I don’t know if it was a corner or a cross that Haaland headed and the ball went past the goal next to the post. Pep…
Jurgen Klopp on Wataru Endo's assist for Dominik Szoboszlai: "With all the understandable attention on Dominik's goal, the pass was as good.
"I didn't see any space between the two players. Dom told me later 'I hoped he'd see me.' Yeah, he saw you but then he still has think if…
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Disappointing to see some getting on Endo's back already
He gave up the captaincy at a club he was loved at to fulfil a dream by playing for us
He's played 2 games with us down to ten men in both - 2 wins. Give him time 🇯🇵👊
Jurgen Klopp on seeing Nunez, Mac Allister, Diaz and Alisson all deep in conversation in the Liverpool canteen.
"Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia and Brazil . . . which is the biggest newspaper in South America? Because I made a picture and I should send it there.
"That’s how the…
Jurgen Klopp on why Stefan Bajcetic can't train:
"It’s a medical decision, it’s not by the boy, it’s not by me. It’s just that’s how you have to do it if something like this happens and that makes it so annoying for the boy.”
Patience will pay off, Stefan 👊
Wataru Endo on playing throughout the festive period for Liverpool:
"It was the toughest Christmas and New Year in my life but I love playing football."
We've loved watching you, lad 😍🤝🇯🇵
Alan Shearer on playing at Anfield:
“I always used to love going to Anfield. I loved the ground.
"I think I loved the atmosphere and I loved, I don’t know maybe I’m wrong, but I always felt you got a little bit more respect as a player, if you were half decent, at Anfield than…
Ben Foster on what James Milner told him about Darwin Nunez:
"I did an interview actually with James Milner about six months ago.
“I said which player in the Liverpool squad do you get most excited by, has got the most raw talent? And he said without a doubt it’s Darwin Nunez.…
Jurgen Klopp on Alexis Mac Allister's friendship with Darwin Nunez:
"We have an extra on-field player, so far it was always Ali, the translator if you want but now we have Macca and they are really close with each other and Macca is a super smart footballer.
"So if I forget…
Alexis Mac Allister: "The last game we returned from the national team I was the only South American who played; Well, Ali was also saved, but he hadn't played in Brazil. And Lucho and Darwin went to the bench.
"Then they told me that it's (Klopp) my dad, that he can't take me…
Ben Foster on Man City's disallowed goal at the weekend:
"What I have to say is it’s a foul, it’s as simple as that, it’s a foul, and I’ll explain why. Until you’ve been a goalkeeper, until you’ve taken your feet off the ground and you have your eyes on that ball, and you’re…
Endo on what he's been up to in Liverpool: "The first few weeks I was alone and staying in a hotel so I went to a Japanese restaurant in Liverpool and I went to the Beatles museum, seeing the statues on the street and also saw the Cavern, so that was really good.
“Actually I…
Andy Robertson on Harvey Elliott:
"I thought he was different class in the second half. He took the game by the scruff of the neck, started creating things, started ticking us over. He was excellent the wee man so fair play to him.
"His attitude's always spot on."
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Taki Minamino on Anfield: "Anfield is one of the best stadiums in the world I think. This atmosphere and if you score in this stadium as a Liverpool payer it’s amazing, I’ll never forget that feeling."
Once a Red, always a Red ❤️
Virgil van Dijk on Joel Matip's ACL injury:
"It’s tough for everyone to take. I feel very sorry for him and his family. It hurts for all of us. I’ve reached out to him already.
“Joel is a fantastic player and has been for so many years for this club. As a friend, it’s difficult…
Robbie Fowler on Michael Owen:
"I always thought I was better than Michael to be honest with you, even when we were coming through. I’m not sitting here being egotistical or derogatory towards Michael. I think the only thing, Michael was quicker than me, but I think every other…
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Can't be the same Spurs fans who celebrated with a full on disco at full-time, after beating nine-man Liverpool with a last second own goal?
Klopp: “The better hands the club will be in for the next years, the better it is for me. I will follow everything. I will watch it wherever in the world. If Liverpool can win the league the next year and I would be around and watch the truck driving through the city.” (TNT)
Jurgen Klopp on Caoimhin Kelleher:
"He's not smiling a lot, at least when I'm around, but after the game I could see he was really happy about qualifying again and having the chance again to win another trophy in his career. It would be a big one."
Gakpo on Salah:
"I have learned a lot from Mo already. He is a real professional. He is always the first in the gym and the last out. Maybe that sounds a little bit cliched but it’s true. Even if you get in really early, Mo is always there first!"
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Micah Richards on driving Mo Salah to training at Fiorentina:
"Salah was just such a normal, humble, hard-working person. He had a little bit of banter as well. He has got that bit of arrogant side to him. I asked him ‘what are you going to do after Fiorentina’.
“And he said I…
Steve McManaman on Joe Gomez:
"Joe goes about his business in the right way all the time and is an exceptional professional. He has played right-back, left-back and centre-back.
"He gets on with the game and I think he is a superstar."
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Trent Alexander-Arnold on watching Steven Gerrard:
"He was always the idol for me. There were other players I looked up to and wanted to be but he was the role model, the perfect example that I could have.
"If I was ever lucky enough to go to the game my eyes were glued on…
Curtis Jones on his new nickname for Diogo Jota:
"I'm at the point now where I call him 'the ghost' because he's one of them where you think he's not involved in the game, and then he'll pick up the ball and it'll turn into a goal!"
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Alexis Mac Allister on getting an LFC tattoo:
"I want to get my tattoo about the World Cup first and then of course, I will get something about Liverpool, because since the first day I felt a really good connection with this club and I’m really happy to be here."
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Luis Diaz on what Alisson told him at full-time after his two goals for Colombia against Brazil:
"Alisson told me he’s very happy because he knows what we went through.
“He is a great person, I admire him a lot because off the field he is a great human being and he gave me all…
Takumi Minamino's reaction to Klopp leaving:
"My image of Liverpool has been equal to that of a team managed by Mr. Klopp. What he has built has epitomized the Liverpool of recent times. It feels strange that will be gone.
"I hope he gets his last hurrah."
YNWA Taki ♥️
Chris Kirkland on watching Alisson in training:
"He is awesome, in the simplest way. I get asked about him all the time obviously.
"I’ve been down there, watched him train, and my word, I come away gobsmacked. I know we see it in games but you train the way you play, you play…
Andy Robertson on Joe Gomez form:
"Long may that continue for him because he’s obviously one of the nicer guys, I think he’s the nicest probably within the whole squad. Everyone is just buzzing that he’s doing so well."
Klopp on Quansah's step-up to the senior squad:
"That couldn't be better news for the club, to be honest. I think before this season a lot of people told us we should buy a centre-half.
"We knew we had Jarell. Did we know that he will show up like this? No, not exactly, but we…
Bobby Firmino on Anfield: "There's no place like home. And Anfield will always be home to me.
"There are football grounds and then there's Anfield. There are many fanatical, loyal, noisy sets of fans. Where there's football, there's passion. But I can tell you, at Anfield,…
Daniel Sturridge on watching Liverpool's warm-up last night:
"I had Virgil in my ear saying 'Studge move out the way man, we are trying to do passing here'. It was like the intensity was there. It was a bit of banter but at the same time it’s like we are locked in."
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Last night, Martin Skrtel sustained a serious head injury and received five stitches and then refused to be subbed off.
After the game he went to hospital to get a further five stitches.
Absolute warrior 💪
Jurgen Klopp on Divock Origi:
"Divock is a very special person, I love him to bits. I'm not sure how often I apologised to him that he's not playing more. He was a massive part of this team - a massive part of this team - and the team let him feel that. He felt completely…
David James on who is better, Emi Martinez or Alisson:
"I am a self-confessed fanboy of Alisson. The question often comes up of ‘who is the best goalkeeper in the world’ and I know Emi Martinez has been voted that. Yes he won the World Cup and was massively influential in that,…
Klopp on Thiago:
"Thiago is actually in a very good moment. We just have to make sure we don't use him too early.
"There were days he could easily have trained but it's about how can he be back then in the long-term, that's what we're working on."
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Cody Gakpo on his time at Liverpool so far:
"It was an exciting year in which I made a beautiful journey. And still. I feel very much at home in Liverpool.
“Football is going well, we live nice. My girlfriend is happy and my family and friends are also experiencing everything.…
Curtis Jones on his favourite Christmas memory:
"Oxlade-Chamberlain when I was, phew, I can't even remember how old I was but he still played at Arsenal, and he was actually one of my idols as a kid.
"He had a pair of boots and that was the only thing that was on my list - the…
Tyler Morton on being developing his versatility:
"I just love being versatile. That’s what I’ve always said: I want to be a versatile midfielder. You see the best midfielders in the world, the likes of Jude Bellingham. If you want him to play ‘six’, he’ll play ‘six’. If you…
The amount of games lost in all competitions this season:
Liverpool - 6
Man City - 7
Spurs - 7
Man Utd - 9
Chelsea - 12
Arsenal - 13
From doubters, to believers.
Curtis Jones on playing with Cody Gakpo:
"With Cody, he's a player that the whole team knows you give him the ball and he will never ever give it away.
"There's a couple of times he's criticised because he might not score as many goals, but he does so much in the game that…
Neil Mellor on Endo:
"The manager's really pleased with him and the fans are as well.
"People have likened him to Milner because he's the person who covers the most ground. He's all over the place. In the opposition half. Right, left, central. Absolutely all over."
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Jarell Quansah on his lack of goal celebration last night:
"Probably didn’t see a celebration did you? You never know nowadays what can get given.
"Because we’d already conceded a goal I wasn’t too happy myself. So it was more of a ‘get one back.’ not a ‘oh, I’ve just…
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This has got to stop. Liverpool are not seven points worse off because they didn't sign Declan Rice.
He's a good player, but he's not that good
Harvey Elliott on Darwin Nunez's English:
"It’s hard for him to come from a different country where he doesn’t know the language, he couldn’t speak it. Now he has taken the responsibility of learning English and you can have a conversation with him now, which is nice."
Pep Lijnders on Darwin Nunez:
"He becomes much more our striker.
"It's a long time we played with a false nine, and now it's Darwin Nunez who's always in the last line, sometimes too high, offside sometimes! But he's learning and I like a lot.
"This guy is full of fire and…
It sounds like Thiago is absolutely determined to fight for his future at the club.
Crossing everything that he can stay fit once he's back and contribute. We haven't seen the best of him yet... 🪄
Jurgen Klopp on Alexis Mac Allister
"Alexis is incredibly important to us, he always was since he came here.
"Ask me or him in five years again what is his natural position, maybe you will be surprised."
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Actually, what's disingenuous is City and their fans completely ignoring the fact that they have broken more than 100 rules to win what they have.
It means absolutely zero because of the actions of your club. And it always will.
Any team's success means more than City's. Sorry
It’s disingenuous for Trent Alexander-Arnold to suggest winning trophies ‘means more’ to Liverpool fans compared to City fans.
City fans were starved of success for years, much longer than Liverpool ever have been.
Feels a little self-righteous from TAA.
Marseille president Pablo Longoria on Xabi Alonso turning down the OM job in 2022:
"He knew exactly the three or four clubs he wanted to coach and was ready to wait for them."
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Roberto Firmino on the relationship between Mo Salah and Sadio Mane:
"They were never best friends; each kept himself to himself. It was rare to see the two of them talking and I’m not sure if that had to do with the Egypt–Senegal rivalry in African competitions. I truly don’t…
Roy Hodgson on Jordan Ayew's first yellow card:
"Van Dijk took the opportunity to get him the first yellow card from two yards away that's very disappointing.
"I think if you're Liverpool Football Club, you don't need players of Van Dijk's quality and status in the game to try…