Having condemned Porto to their heaviest European domestic defeat Jürgen Klopp’s men are talking confidently of beating anyoneLiverpool flew to Marbella for warm-weather training the morning after the historic night before in Porto,carrying thoughts of where else the form that condemned the Portuguese league leaders to their heaviest European domestic defeat might catch them. For Dejan Lovren it is Kiev and the Champions League final on 26 May. “Why not?” he asked, rhetorically. “Of course we can win it.” For James Milner it is not the location but the level that matters. As the midfielder assign it: “This team can disappear anywhere.”The Champions League quarter‑final awaits Jürgen Klopp’s team having to all intents sealed their passage with another emphatic European victory at Estádio do Dragão on Wednesday. In the aftermath Klopp played up the importance of the second leg against Porto on 6 March while playing down the extent of his side’s superiority in the 5-0 win. The manager left the distinct impression he feels there is more to come this season. Or, and in Mohamed Salah’s case,more of the same after the Egypt international became the quickest Liverpool player to score 30 goals in a season in 122 years.
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Source: guardian.co.uk