On whether this can be considered ‘the emergence of a new Liverpool’ team and whether that excites him…
Well, let’s hope so. We are working very hard each and every day – that was from the first day of pre-season. New players came in, young players coming through, different roles for certain players and everyone is getting used to that. I see a lot of potential, I see a lot of good things already and the results have been there. But we take it game by game, that’s always how it has been and even in our successful years over the last [few] years and we shouldn’t get ahead of ourselves.
We know each game we play in each competition is going to be a tough one and tomorrow will be the same. Yes, definitely, it’s an exciting time, there are a lot of young players, a lot of quality players and if you look at the last game especially, and I watched it like all of you guys from the sidelines, the first half was not how we all wanted to perform but the reaction we showed was a sign of good things that could happen this year. The way we played, the way we stayed calm and kept doing our principles, that is something I really enjoyed to see [as well as] I think everyone at the club. It’s a good foundation to build on and we just have to keep going. There will be a lot of tough moments during this whole season and we have to be ready to face them. We’re looking good, but obviously we are in September, so nothing is decided, nothing is proven, but it’s a good start.
On what he made of Jarell Quansah’s full Liverpool debut at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday…
Well, particularly on the weekend, he was outstanding in my opinion. To play away at Wolves, difficult game, but I think for the amount of time he played he was outstanding. For him to stay cool-headed, do the job, he was very solid, someone you could build in that game and it was great to see. I was very proud and pleased for him. He should just see it as a start – but it’s a very good start. He has to keep going, keep working, keep learning, but he is at a great club, a great environment and a great team in my opinion, so just keep going. Hopefully he will be very important both now and in the future for the club.
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