JURGEN KLOPP

in his own words . . .

Emre Can was key against City. Will he get a new deal?

He is here at the moment and that is the most important thing. He was outstanding against Manchester City. We will see what happens.

Would it be a big shock if he left for free?

There are other places with football clubs. We cannot ignore that. Let me say it like this. We have to make it difficult for them to leave here. In this era, maybe they are not all one-team players.

Has Sadio Mane got his confidence back?

We had talks and I like to be honest. I don’t want to say Sadio was brilliant when he wasn’t. Everyone could see that he struggled a bit. You cannot play football without mistakes. He is in a good moment and I am really happy about that because it helps.

He seems revitalised since the turn of the year?

At Burnley he scored a fantastic goal. But it was not a world-class game for Sadio. Since then he is now really back. He works hard, he protects the ball, no risky dribbling and he is a world-class player. As told to DOMINIC KING