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Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool must be able to find solutions to new challenges if they are to win the Premier League title for the second year in a row.

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool must be able to find solutions to new challenges if they want to win the Premier League title for the second year in a row.

Jurgen Klopp has issued an ominous warning to Liverpool’s Premier League title rivals saying his team is ready to adapt to whatever new challenges they may face this season.

Liverpool may have lifted their first title in 30 years last season, breaking a series of records along the way, but the German manager is ready for the threat of various teams looking to snatch the trophy from Merseyside.

“It is completely normal that we have to take another step because other teams will also take other steps,” Klopp said exclusively. Sky Sports News.

“It has nothing to do with being champions, we constantly try to develop ourselves and find solutions to new challenges before we have problems with them. This is how football works.

“So it’s not just about turning things around, it’s about finding the right approach and planning again for this season.”

While Liverpool appear poised to add their second summer signing to their squad with the arrival of Thiago Alcántara from Bayern Munich, other clubs have spent a lot in an attempt to close the gap this season.

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Sunday’s opponents Chelsea have spent over £ 200 million on new recruits in a summer of rebuilding Stamford Bridge and while Klopp insists Liverpool were different from ‘country clubs and oligarchs’, he has no problem. with the way Chelsea manager Frank Lampard or any other club do their business.

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“Between Frank (Lampard) and me there is absolutely nothing. I admired and loved him as a player and now he is doing a very good job as a coach,” Klopp said.

“So I can’t help you with any ‘rivalry’ between us, obviously we will be rivals on Sunday, but other than that everything is fine.

“We are different clubs, leading in a different way, that’s right: we invest what we earn and sometimes we invest before we win, but it is still based on these kinds of things and it is not so for other clubs.

“Whatever they do, although I completely agree with that, everyone can do whatever they want and it’s a free world. We have our way of dealing with the club.”

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Jurgen Klopp insists that there is no rivalry between himself and Frank Lampard, but admits that the two clubs have very different transfer strategies.

Jurgen Klopp insists that there is no rivalry between himself and Frank Lampard, but admits that the two clubs have very different transfer strategies.

Klopp is wary of the threat Chelsea will pose, not just this season but for years to come, as he prepares his team for a trip to the capital on Sunday. Sky Sports Premier League.

“There are a lot of threats, they have signed very well and they already had an incredibly good team,” Klopp added. “We had to suffer a lot against them in last season’s games.

“Christian Pulisic was obviously not involved, but he will probably be fit for the game, Mason Mount and I know Kai Havertz from the Bundesliga, he will play a suitable role this season.

“There are so many good players up front, in the midfield, the defensive line and the wings; there is no greater threat, Chelsea itself is the threat, that’s the way it is in football.”

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Chelsea have bought well but have more than just the threat of Timo Werner, who was a Liverpool target.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Chelsea have bought well but have more than the threat of Timo Werner, who was a Liverpool target.

Analysis: how Thiago could transform Liverpool

Adam Bate from Sky Sports:

The commentator was just saying how comfortable Paris Saint-Germain looked when it happened. “They are very happy that Bayern have the ball in their field,” he said. But it was at that precise moment that Thiago Alcantara wove his magic, firing a crisp pass between the lines.

The ball was in the back of the net seconds later. The goal was enough to win the 2020 Champions League for Bayern Munich and, while striker Kingsley Coman was the official man of the match, Thiago’s role in the team’s triumph was not lost on anyone.

At 29 and reluctant to sign a new contract, Bayern realized they might have to sell. Liverpool are now ready to attack and it is easy to see why the move could prove attractive. Jurgen Klopp’s side can do almost anything. But they can’t do what Thiago can do …

Read the full article on what Thiago would offer Liverpool here

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