Press conference: Jurgen Klopp gives Alisson, Fabinho and Diogo Jota team news boost ahead of Chelsea - and touching Ian St John tribute

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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Soccer, Sports, News, Sports News

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🗓️ 3 March 2021

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Jurgen Klopp has been facing the media ahead of Chelsea's visit to Anfield in a crunch game in the bid for Champions League qualification in the Premier League. Firstly, Klopp was asked about his personal memories of Liverpool's legendary forward Ian St John following his passing at the age of 82. Ahead of the Chelsea match, Klopp then revealed both Alisson Becker and Fabinho are back in training and that there will be a late call on Diogo Jota who missed the visit to Sheffield United through illness. The German also spoke on his relationship with compatriot Thomas Tuchel and what to expect from Chels, plus how the battle for the top four is shaping up. Enjoy.Watch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloodRedLiverpoolFCJoin our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/ 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	Hi, Yegan, I hope you're well.
0:11.0	First of all, I just wanted to ask you about in St John because it wasn't that long ago that you met him at Melwood. I just wonder what impression he made on you that day.
0:27.0	An outstanding impression, Ian was said it before. When you are in a club with really a lot of legends around you and you see them one time
0:36.1	maybe only and then you are not sure about the name or something like that but with Ian
0:39.9	it was completely different because I saw the pictures on the wall in Melwood and when
0:43.8	Ian came around the corner he didn't change really he didn't change over the years and
0:48.8	he was in the late 70s that time and he still had his all the smile in his eyes you could see it everything
0:55.1	and he's just a fantastic person and so for me as a football fan is then in
1:01.7	these moments he's really like you want to be you want to
1:04.3	to write you want to understand each word you want to show the respect you have and it was so easy with him because he's, yeah, a really nice and funny and smart person that was Ian and John that day, and I only met him at that time.
1:25.0	All the things around I heard about him.
1:28.0	Picture exactly that obviously because everybody was so positive about him and so now yeah another big one of
1:50.0	Liverpool is not here anymore but in a better place and yeah that's on one side obviously said and for his family and I feel really for his family but on the other side being such a good
1:55.4	person as Ian's and John was we all can be sure where we will meet him again if we will be nice as well.
2:04.4	Looking ahead to the game against Chelsea,
2:06.8	Yeergen, I know there were lovely words I should say as well by the way.
2:10.8	Just looking ahead to the game though is Allison okay to return and do you also have
2:15.7	Fabino and Jotter available to?
2:18.1	So Ali trained now the full week and yes we should expect that he's able to return.
2:27.0	Fab has now five or six sessions in his legs.
2:32.0	We have to make a decision how we deal with that,
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