Redknapp meets Lallana

Jamie Redknapp met Adam Lallana at Anfield to discuss life under Jurgen Klopp and his new role in Liverpool’s midfield.

With Liverpool heading to Bournemouth as part of a Nissan Super Sunday double header on Sky Sports 1 HD, Redknapp caught up with England international Lallana.

The 28-year-old has played a key role for Liverpool in midfield this season, with the Merseyside club sitting in third going into Sunday’s match at the Vitality Stadium.

A win for Liverpool would put them just one point behind leaders Chelsea, and Redknapp was keen to ask Lallana about Klopp’s influence at the club…

Redknapp: I’ve got to ask you about the gaffer. He looks sensational and I would love to play for him. When you’re in that dressing room before a game, is he passionate before the game or is he quite calm?

Lallana: He has a game-day emotion. During the week in training, he is happy, smiley and a normal guy. On game day, he’s animated and acts like a player. He’s a genius.

So in training, what will it be? It helps that Chelsea and Liverpool have no Champions League so during the week, do you get any days off?

No, we have our own Champions League and the manager has quoted that. He says ‘City are playing Barcelona tonight, so we have our own game’. So we have our own XI v XI and it’s 100 per cent. The manager doesn’t do passive or 80 or 90 per cent – he does 100 per cent. And the minute you’re at 98 per cent, he knows and he’ll tell …

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