It is Liverpool’s worst start to a Premier League season in a decade, Jurgen Klopp’s worst opening as a manager since 2005, and his second-worst ever.
So, while Reds players are not used to needing a heart-to-heart with their German coach, talks were held at the club's Kirkby headquarters in midweek. However, Wednesday's team meeting wasn’t quite the full and frank ‘discussion’ you would imagine, for the simple reason that Klopp explained.
“There was no discussion. I was getting things off my chest. The good thing about this meeting is I feel much better after it!” he said with a smile, knowing how his words would be interpreted. “It is not that I shout at the players, not at all, it is about putting things in perspective, what we did well and what we didn’t do well.
