Michail Antonio has just done Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool team talk for West Ham for him

If Liverpool needed any extra motivation for Sunday's visit from West Ham United, a printed transcript of Michail Antonio's latest podcast might just do the trick.

The forward was feeling particularly verbose on his most recent audio offering as he looked ahead to a trip to Anfield - a venue he has never won at in seven trips as a player.

"You know what, I think we are going to finish higher than Liverpool this season," claimed Antonio earlier this week. "I'm putting it out there."

"I watched the game [Wolves vs Liverpool] because it was before our game and Wolves could have run away with it!" he continued on his Footballer's Football podcast he shares with Newcastle striker Callum Wilson. "They had quite a few opportunities. We've got them this weekend and it's a six-pointer. We've got them!"

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Bold claims indeed. Print it out and stick it on the dressing room wall, as old football convention dictates must happen. Would the modern equivalent now be playing the podcast over the Bluetooth speaker before kick-off?

In fairness to Antonio, such bombast - tongue in cheek or otherwise - shouldn't be discouraged in an era where media-trained players rarely put their head above the parapet but from Liverpool's perspective, there might be a sense that Jurgen Klopp's team talk has already been done for him when the Hammers arrive from London.

To continue an unbeaten run that now stands at 17 games, however, Klopp's men will have to turn in a much-improved opening period than the last two against Wolves and LASK in the Europa League. Both first halves were characterised by