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Jurgen Klopp’s explanation for Liverpool’s drop in form is lost in translation

SARDINE SENSE: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. "We have to defend City with everything we have and we have to play football on a really high level because you don’t get easy chances against City."

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp turned to a German phrase in an attempt to explain why his side’s home form has dipped so alarmingly – but unfortunately, its meaning was lost in translation.

The Reds have taken one point from three games in losing a 68-match unbeaten league run at Anfield and have not scored in that time – their worst goalscoring drought at home since October 1984.