Liverpool

Jürgen Klopp admitted Liverpool's performance in the 2-2 draw at Fulham on Saturday to kick off the Premier League season fell below the standards expected.

The performance was a defeat – the result is not a defeat but the performance was a defeat and that's why we have to figure out what happened. But playing the way we played is not how we should play and that's why my frustration about that is pretty high. We played a really bad game and get a point, so that's all a truth as well. Because that was obviously our main problem, that our delivery was most of the time not good enough, and that was alright – we had massive chances, it's crazy. Yes, the result side is very important for us obviously and I would love to get three points, but I would have loved much more to play really good, to be honest, and we didn't do that. In a situation like that when we don't really find a way in front of the goal, you need this extra determination, and the difference as well, it makes it difficult for the opponent obviously. I have to and that's my only concern. I don't want to take anything away from Fulham, they did really well, but to be 100 per cent honest, we were in front of the goal and should've scored, so that's the truth as well. Lucho is a great player, a fantastic player, but today he had a massive chance, super chance. That's why I said now a couple of times already, it's not my first interview, the best news about this game is the result, so I am really fine with the point. So when we overplayed that, pretty much always we were in front of their goal but it still didn't feel good, feel right. Because of that, we didn't find a way in the game.

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Of course, Carvalho could be deployed on the wing but it would not be his preferred option. Divock Origi, Takumi Minamino and Sadio Mane have all departed this summer and the only attacker to come in is Nunez. Thiago hobbled off of the pitch in the 51st minute, meaning that Liverpool are without four central midfielders at the minute.

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"But more so than just the money, it's the message it sends to the market for us in terms of having a partner for 12 years that will be 13 come the end of this term, extending for another four. Having a lack of database harmed Barcelona's negotiating position when the two came to talking numbers, something that was the polar opposite to what Liverpool had managed to achieve. Spanish website Sport reported back in February that when Spotify engaged in discussions with Barcelona chiefs over a partnership they wanted to know just how many of the claimed 350m-strong global fan base the club had data on. The uplift in value is due to a number of factors. The strategy from FSG has been pretty clear from the off; to grow revenue streams to a point that supports ongoing investment in the team. For decades Liverpool and Manchester United have jostled for supremacy on and off the pitch.

Fulham boss Marco Silva believes his side produced an “almost perfect” performance against Liverpool – and deserved more from their Premier League opener.

“We know how Liverpool are aggressive when they attack the space behind and we controlled those moments in the first half. We came from a great, great season. It felt like a draw.