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Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Jurgen Klopp on Virgil van Dijk fitness, Manchester City's 'advantage' and the Leicester City 'threat'

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Reach Podcasts

Soccer, Sports, News, Sports News

4.41000 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2019

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Jurgen Klopp was back in front of the media on Tuesday afternoon to preview his table-topping side's return to action at home to Leicester City.As always, the Liverpool manager had interesting things to say, starting with the fitness of Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho, Dejan Lovren, Gini Wijnaldum and Trent Alexander-Arnold, and potential a novel solution to his right-back problem.Klopp also addressed the 'advantage' Manchester City have been handed in the title race by the TV schedulers and Mauricio Pochettino's comments about the importance of finishing in the top four.He also talked the 'massive threat' posed by Leicester City, and in particular Jamie Vardy, who has an incredible scoring record against the Reds.You can listen to Klopp's press conference in full here.Enjoy - and we'll be back on Wednesday with our Preview and Post-Game shows. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.

0:08.0

Yeah, you can just first of all check on the injury and illness situation.

0:13.0

There's a Van Dyke, how we're here, patient Lopren,

0:16.0

we'll be back, the video, Trent,

0:19.0

Ronaldo and Joe Gonnaise. I'm going to go. So, who would we start with whom?

0:30.0

So, yes, that was a little bit ill, but he trained yesterday, so we will see.

0:37.0

We'll train today and then we'll see.

0:40.0

They're fine. Dan Fine.

0:43.0

Jenny trained.

0:47.0

Fjini, Fjino, will train today.

0:54.0

Trent getting closer and closer.

0:59.0

Looks all very positive but will not be ready for tomorrow.

1:08.1

Chini trained.

1:09.3

I think I said.

1:11.8

Mr. Weinalum was part of training.

1:15.0

Yeah, no.

1:17.0

As well as the warm weather training,

1:22.0

it seemed that you were able to take a break from news media,

1:25.1

social media.

1:26.1

So how beneficial has getting out of that spotlight beat, I suppose, in particular

1:31.8

when you're employed in this country? First of what, I'm really proud on the voice that we are able to do that in 2019.

1:37.0

It was really nothing out on social media and one little session

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