Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher believes the Reds’ 4-1 mauling of Manchester City at the weekend showed new manager Jurgen Klopp’s attacking ideas.
The win at the Etihad Stadium was Liverpool’s biggest under Klopp, who took charge of the club last month.
The German is a big admirer of pressing football, and it brought him huge success at his former employers Borussia Dortmund.
Glimpses of that pressing style of play have also been evident in Liverpool’s recent matches.
But Carragher feels the Merseyside giants’ display against Manchester City indicated that Klopp is also beginning to work on Liverpool’s attacking department.
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“The first 30 or 35 minutes was as good as anything I can remember, not from Klopp or any Liverpool team, but in the Premier League – at least when going away to a big team like Manchester City, who are one of the top sides”, the former defender was quoted as saying by the club’s official site.
“You could see the work that had been done during the week.
"There was talk about why [Christian] Benteke wasn’t playing and Klopp said: ‘Well I've been using the same players for the last 10 days in training’. And you can see how that’s worked.
“We’ve spoken about the work of Klopp in terms of being organised and pressing.
“I think that was the first time we’ve seen the work of him offensively, what he can do and maybe the damage he can cause with his teams, and that’s from working with those players for 10 days during the international break.”
Liverpool, who have lost just once since Klopp’s appointment, are currently ninth in the Premier League with 20 points from 13 games, eight adrift of surprise leaders Leicester City.
The Reds will next take on Bordeaux in an Europa League fixture on Thursday before facing Swansea City in the Premier League three days later.
