Klopp assesses Liverpool tenure

Monday Night Football special guest Jurgen Klopp has given a positive assessment of his first 11-and-a-half months in charge of Liverpool – but says there is still “plenty of work to do”.

The Reds boss joined Jamie Carragher and David Jones live on Sky Sports to discuss a variety of topics, including the progress he’s made at Anfield.

Just 12 days shy of his first anniversary in charge, Klopp – fresh from Saturday’s 5-1 win at home to Hull City which lifted Liverpool into fourth spot in the Premier League – was shown some key stats since the start of his tenure.

The German was pleased with his team’s goal haul – a league-high 71 – and said his side’s possession numbers – an average of 58.8 per cent, another league-high – proved concerns about his players’ inability to maintain a high-intensity pressing game when they didn’t have the ball shouldn’t be an issue.

However, he accepted Liverpool still have issues to resolve when it comes to defending set-pieces. Liverpool have conceded 15 goals from set-pieces since Klopp took over – including a Hull consolation at the weekend.  

“We are a ball-possession team,” Klopp said. “We have the ball most of the time. I always get asked ‘can you play this intensity’. I know we …

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