Klopp turns to neuro11 once more as Liverpool chase Carabao Cup glory

Jürgen Klopp says a Liverpool quadruple is unlikely because ‘the competitions are not made so that somebody wins all of them’. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Liverpool’s Carabao Cup final preparations will again involve working with the German neuroscience company neuro11 as Jürgen Klopp explores all options for beating Chelsea.

Klopp first invited neuro11, which helps players focus on penalties, free-kicks and other set pieces with “accuracy training”, to Liverpool’s pre-season training camp before the 2021-22 season when his team came close to winning the quadruple. He credited the company’s founders, Dr Niklas Hausler and Patrick Hantschke, with a vital role in Liverpool’s Carabao Cup triumph that season after his players converted all 11 penalties in their shootout defeat of Chelsea.