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Philippe Coutinho: How Jurgen Klopp has made Liverpool into title challengers this season
JURGEN KLOPP has instilled a winning belief at Liverpool, claims Philippe Coutinho.
Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho has been discusses Jurgen Klopp's impact
Klopp has taken Liverpool to the top of the Premier League for the first time in two and a half years.
Their emphatic 6-1 win over Watford saw them leapfrog Chelsea and Manchester City into top spot.
And Coutinho reckons Klopp has got the players believing in themselves.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has brought in the winning mentality at Anfield
Philippe Coutinho has been in sensational form for Liverpool this sesaon
He gives confidence to the players. I think today we believe more in our own potential and that has made us better on the field
"The winning mentality, the coach has brought this. He emphasises it a lot," Coutinho told Roberto Firmino during a conversation between the two featured in #LFCWORLD.
"He gives confidence to the players. I think today we believe more in our own potential and that has made us better on the field.
"Since he has arrived, the work that he implemented is his ideas. Of course, week by week, we train and practise the game according to the opponent.
"But he always asks for the same thing: hard work with a lot of dedication. It’s a team that puts a lot of pressure on the opponent and that is what he asks us to do, keeping the ball. So they are the same things."
Liverpool have lost just once in the league this season - against Burnley - and are the top scorers in the division.
Klopp has taken the Reds on and has them playing an exciting brand of football.
And Coutinho is loving life playing alongside fellow Brazilian Roberto Firmino.
"Roberto is very intelligent, he is someone who thinks very fast in the field and he tries to open the way to facilitate the other players and that has been very helpful for our team," Coutinho said.
"In each training session, we get used to each other's styles and we get to know each other and apply that on the pitch.
"Firmino is a very skilful player, he has incredible ball control, it makes the difference to our team in those areas. He scores in many games."