‘Difficult’ - What Premier League rivals have said about Liverpool this season
Liverpool have been forced to prove their resilience during their successful start to the new campaign.
Jurgen Klopp’s side have won three of their first four Premier League games and join a quartet of teams to sit on 10 points heading into the international break. The Reds began with a draw at Chelsea but it was what came after which has led to suggestions that Liverpool could be the team to challenge Manchester City’s recent dominance.
The Reds were reduced to 10 men during both their wins over Bournemouth and Newcastle United - recording a comeback victory against the latter, despite being without Virgil van Dijk for more than an hour. The Reds signed off with a comfortable 3-0 win over Aston Villa to maintain their unbeaten start heading into the first international break of the new campaign. Here’s what the opposition have had to say about Liverpool so far this season:
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Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino
“I am so pleased with the performance, we deserved to win because we only conceded one shot on target against a team like Liverpool,” he said. “It's only the start, only the beginning after six weeks together, I say thank you to all of the staff in all of the areas of the club and the players, they are the principal actors.”
On Chelsea beating Liverpool to Moises Caicedo’s signature: "I saw Klopp said I will not be in the business (of football if he had to spend £100m) and then they offered £100m and he says, 'oh I made a mistake and something changed'."
Bournemouth manager Anadoni Iraola
On Alexis Mac Allister red card and Alisson
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