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- Updated: January 6, 2017
Liverpool centre-back Dejan Lovren believes the formidable partnership he has forged with Joel Matip is down to both players speaking German.
Despite suggestions that Liverpool’s defence could undermine their Premier League challenge, Croatian Lovren and Cameroonian Matip have formed a strong on-field bond.
“In situations where you need to speak quickly we will use German. I might shout to tell him that somebody is coming behind …