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Liverpool news: Jurgen Klopp must do THIS to players after Man City loss - Graeme Souness
LIVERPOOL boss Jurgen Klopp must now question his players to see if they can bounce back from the disappointing defeat to title-challengers Manchester City.
That is the verdict of Sky Sports pundit and former Liverpool midfielder Graeme Sourness.
Goals from Sergio Aguero and Leroy Sane helped Manchester City win 2-1 at the Etihad.
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The victory closes the gap on league-leaders Liverpool to four points and also ends the Reds’ unbeaten start to the season.
City went into the game having lost three of their last five Premier League outings.
It’s now Jurgen Klopp’s time to look at his players and see what reaction he gets
That run included shock defeats against Crystal Palace and Leicester.
Souness says Pep Guardiola’s side have now shown they can bounce back from those setbacks.
And he says it is now Klopp’s time to questions his players to get a response.
“It’s now Jurgen Klopp’s time to look at his players and see what reaction he gets,” Souness said.
“Pep Guardiola has seen what reaction he got from his players.
“They’d lost three out of the last five and they’ve bounced back in the best and biggest possible way in beating their nearest rivals, in the manner in which they did.
“So now it’s Jurgen Klopp’s turn to put that question to his players.
“‘Can we bounce back? What are you made of?’.
“Everyone is a winner in the dressing room when we’re winning. Everyone is a big character, a strong dressing room.
“You only find out about your players when you lose two or three games back to back.
“That question that has been put to Man City players has been answered in a positive way.
“Now it’s Liverpool’s turn.”