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Published 08:13 22 Feb 2019 GMT
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"You never know in the beginning, that’s how it is when a new manager comes in," Klopp said on Sky Sports. "There’s a lot of things, maybe relief for players, for a few players of course because always when a manager has to go, a few players didn’t feel as they should maybe.
"But now, after nearly three months or so, it’s outstanding. I think Ander Herrera is in the best period of his life, it’s unbelievable how he’s playing, Pogba is Pogba again. The work-rate of the strikers is unbelievable. They always had the speed but now they’re using it in the right moments."There is a lot of quality in the team. The last line (of defence), there was a lot of discussion about that. Now they work together as a team so nobody speaks about the last line anymore. "Goalkeeper was always good, no doubt about that, so it’s a different side to the beginning of the season for sure. But that’s how it is. "We never expect an easy game when you go to United, it was always clear that it will be a tough one for Liverpool, but still we thought, 'Let’s give it a try, and that’s what we will do'." The decision to appoint Solskjaer as caretaker manager last December was met with scepticism by some due to his less-than-stellar record with Cardiff City.
But he is proving any doubters wrong on a weekly basis, with United suffering only one defeat in his 13 games in charge.
When asked if he was surprised by Solskjaer's success, Klopp answered: “I’m a manager by myself and I know we are not magicians.
"It’s not like we come in and say ‘you are not good but I can make you really good’, so it’s like we are blessed with really good players around us.
"Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is doing a brilliant job, it’s all about bringing out the potential, improving the quality and that’s what he obviously did and that makes him a manager for a top club and that’s how it is. I’m not surprised by that."Live sport on TV in Ireland this weekend – Football, GAA, Rugby – April 24th to 26th
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