Here is your Liverpool morning digest for Thursday, September 8.
Jurgen Klopp responds to 'sacking' question with FSG point
Jurgen Klopp says he does not fear the sack after Liverpool kicked off their Champions League campaign with a 4-1 loss at Napoli.
On the day that Chelsea relieved Thomas Tuchel of his duties at Stamford Bridge, Klopp was asked if he is worried about a similar fate after a demoralising defeat in Naples that saw the hosts go 4-0 up before Luis Diaz scored a scant consolation.
It continued a disappointing run of form so far this term which has seen last season's domestic cup double winners pick up just two victories from their seven games across all competitions.
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Klopp, though, dismissed concerns for his own future and suggested the club's owners, Fenway Sports Group, are a lot more measured than Chelsea's own American proprietor Todd Boehly, who dispensed with Tuchel just days after completing a spend of over £270m in the transfer window.
Asked if he thinks he could also be sacked following Tuchel's dismissal, Klopp said: "Not really, but who knows? The difference is we have different kinds of owners. Ours are more calm and expect me to sort it and not think that someone else will. That's how they see it. The day they change their thoughts they might tell me."
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Liverpool cannot escape painful truth
Napoli boss Luciano Spalletti claimed the “scream of Maradona” would be heard back at Anfield, such was the bubbling home excitement ahead of this Champions League showdown, writes Ian Doyle.
By half-time, though, the most prominent sounds were the howls of anguish drifting south from Merseyside after Liverpool supporters witnessed an absolute horror show here at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
What had been hinted at during a fitful start to the Premier League campaign was painfully exposed in devastating fashion by Napoli.
Liverpool are suffering an almighty hangover from last season’s heroic efforts that seemingly nothing can shift.
Some of the issues are obvious, not least the injuries that have robbed Jurgen Klopp of several key, younger players and severely limited midfield options, along with the planned reconfiguring of the attack.
But that can’t explain the downright awful individual performances and complete lack of defensive organisation that allowed Napoli to seemingly score at will before the break.
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What Napoli fans did in closing seconds shows Liverpool have slid to worrying new territory
