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Klopp says, “This is my team now"; Does Sturridge Dance (video)

International Champions Cup 2016 - Chelsea v Liverpool

PASADENA, CA - JULY 27: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp looks on prior to the start of the match against Chelsea during the 2016 International Champions Cup at Rose Bowl on July 27, 2016 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

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Make no mistake about it, Jurgen Klopp has his team at Anfield.

The Liverpool manager, 49, took over for Brendan Rodgers in January and made some encouraging strides given that he was left with players who weren’t all designed for his system.

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Enter Sadio Mane and Georginio Wijnaldum. Bring on Ragnar Klavan and Marko Grujic.

Enter Klopp’s squad, from Sky Sports:

“This is my squad now,” Klopp said. “After all the transfers…this time it is my team. There are probably no players here anymore I don’t want. There are no signings I didn’t want, we have not sold anyone I didn’t want to.”

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“I’m not afraid of making decisions - it’s part of the job,” Klopp added. “I am happy with my team now - all I can say is we will be a challenger.


That “not sold anyone I didn’t want to” part sounds a bit like some sour grapes from Borussia Dortmund, where Klopp watched several of his best skip town.

On a lighter note, Klopp cut a rug for a group of young fans at Liverpool, and the Reds were good enough to film it for us.

“If you do it long enough, you can fly”. Head down for some classic, but ultimately very misleading, Klopp.

🎥 We could watch this again and again...

And we plan to!

Jürgen Klopp does the @DanielSturridge dance! 👏https://t.co/t3LMzb2nLP

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 30, 2016

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