Liverpool’s clash with AC Milan may have only been a friendly, but that didn’t stop Jurgen Klopp from taking a serious bite out of Bobby Firmino during the game.
The Reds defeated the Serie A champions 4-1 in Dubai thanks to goals from Mo Salah, Thiago Alcantara and a brace from Darwin Nunez as they prepare for their League Cup clash with Manchester City next week. .
However, during the clash at Al-Maktoum Stadium and as reported by the Liverpool Echo (via the Mirror), the German tactician was heard yelling: “Faster! Too slow! and “Bobby! You know what to do! towards the Brazilian striker.
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Firmino’s attitude since joining the club has been remarkable and his performances haven’t been bad either.
Especially this term, with our No. 9 scoring nine goals and registering four assists in 21 appearances (in all competitions) so far.
Even though the game was just a friendly, it’s great to see that Klopp kept demanding 100% from his players and clearly wants them ready for our trip to the Etihad on Thursday.
Thiago has called on his teammates to “make everything better” when our campaign resumes if we are to have any hope of collecting trophies this time around.
Our start to the season was far from ideal, but it seems our German tactician is doing everything he can to ensure we perform better after the restart.
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