Liverpool 7-0 Spartak Moscow: Manager Jurgen Klopp purrs at attacking threat after rampant win against Russian side
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes his side can be a threat in the knockout stages of the Champions League if they maintain their devastating form in front of goal.
A 7-0 win over Spartak Moscow took their tally for their European campaign 23, the second-highest in the competition’s group stage history behind Paris St-Germain’s 25 this year.
The Reds have scored 32 goals in an unbeaten nine-match run since losing to Tottenham in late October and are hitting top form at precisely the time they began to run out of gas 12 months ago.
That should hopefully bode well for when the Champions League restarts in February.
Asked if his side would be a threat in the last 16, Klopp said: “If we perform like this tonight, if we are that clinical, then yes.
“But we had the same players already and they didn’t score ...