Liverpool news as Alan Shearer slams 'mess' and Jurgen Klopp's next job demands

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"I thought they were outfought and they were bullied by Brighton, particularly defensively," he said."They went into it again with no width, and when [Florian] Wirtz got the ball, he had no options to his right or left; he had to go straight down the middle. "[Danny] Welbeck bullied the two center-backs; they were all over the place," he added."I thought they were really poor and all over the place; they really were, they were a mess.

The German delivered both the Premier League and Champions League at Anfield, among other trophies, transforming the Reds into one of Europe's most dominant forces.Should Klopp decide to return to management, he has previously stated, as a "football romantic," that he would seek a club with soccer at its core. Reflecting in 2018 on what drew him to England, the 58-year-old explained: "I love the history."I really am a football romantic.

When they told me about the problems they had, I thought, 'OK, yeah, I am probably the really right manager for that club.'"I had talks with other clubs, and they didn't sound like a football club. And I thought, 'Wow, that's not the game I love.'"Klopp will be making a much-anticipated return to the Anfield dugout on Saturday.