Jürgen Klopp wants Liverpool to be ‘angry’ against Hull

Jürgen Klopp has called on his Liverpool players to be "angry" when they face Hull City at Anfield tomorrow.

The Merseyside club go into the game having won three matches in succession and the manager is aware that complacency could creep in against opponents who lost 4-1 to Arsenal in their last league fixture and are likely to play defensively against a team who have scored 19 goals in seven matches this season.

“We need to be angry v Hull,” said Klopp. “They want our points. We have to think about why people think we have problems against bus-parking. I don’t know why people think we have problems with this? I didn’t see too much space against Chelsea.

“It will be difficult. But if we accept before that it is difficult then we can perform and that is what we should do. We have to go to Anfield in the most positive mood we have ever been in. I know we will ready.”

Klopp remains undecided over who will be in goal. Simon Mignolet had started every match this season up to Tuesday's 3-0 English League Cup victory at Derby County, when the summer signing Loris Karius started.

Untroubled

The £4.7 million (€5.5 million) arrival from Mainz played in pre-season until he broke a hand and was sidelined. Karius was relatively untroubled at Derby but did impress with his sweeping abilities having regularly taken a starting position just outside the penalty area.

“I was never a goalkeeper – my father was so I am a little bit experienced with goalkeepers – but it is obviously a little bit different to an outfield player as no one asks whether he can start this day and another player can start the next.

“I am not sure I will make a final decision for the next game but it doesn’t mean we will go like this for the next five years.”

He added: “It is a decision at a very high level because I am really happy with both of them, Guardian Service