Coach-Kai

🚨Andoni Iraola on Bradley Barcola:

“He’s not had the pre-season minutes but I like what I saw from him the other day. He’s been training well so it’s a good game to put him in straight away. I don’t think he will play full game but we will see how he does. We need freshness, especially outside with Rio and Bradley, we can find these difference makers.”

🚨 Jamie Carragher changes his mind on Liverpool’s title chances:

🎙️ “I’ll be honest, I’ve changed my mind about Liverpool. Watching Chelsea, City and some of the other contenders, I’m starting to think Liverpool could go a long way in this title race. They look more settled, more balanced and more dangerous than I expected.”

“What really interests me is what’s happening behind the scenes. Liverpool aren’t just building a team for this season they’re building something that could become very difficult to stop. Isak, Wirtz, Araújo, Barcola and the players already here give them serious quality, but I don’t think we’ve seen the finished product yet.”

“And that’s the scary part for the rest of the league. People are watching City, Chelsea and Arsenal and talking about them as the favourites, while Liverpool are quietly putting pieces together. They might not see Liverpool coming and by the time they do, it could already be too late.”

🚨🗣️ Andoni Iraola on Cody Gakpo: "I have no doubt with Cody... He was VERY GOOD in the pre-season."

"He has started very well this season… He finished the game today as the number 9 to help us close the game."

"It’s good to have Cody because he can play in all three positions of the attack."

🚨Virgil van Dijk on Alexander Isak:

“Last year he had an unfortunate bad injury and it was down to him, the hard work that he put in each and every day to get back as quickly as possible.

I've said it already many times, he's going to be important, he's been important today.

I think he had a very good World Cup, he had a very good pre-season, he's getting up to speed now and we've seen how good he is playing against him and now he's going to show the world with a Liverpool shirt as well.”

🚨🚨Andoni Iraola on Isak:

“With Alex, if he’s fit, if he’s fit available, if he’s in good shape, he will produce the numbers. My demands with him will not be about the goals, it will be about other things so we can play well and if we play well we are in good positions and the goals will come, he need to contribute to the collective…”