23 February 2023 , 04:30
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will have to pick his side up ahead of Saturday night's crunch clash with Crystal Palace after the Reds were thrashed by Real Madrid.
With the Reds currently lagging miles behind Arsenal and Manchester City in the Premier League title race, Europe represented their final opportunity to clinch silverware this season. Klopp will now have to deal with the fallout of their 5-2 defeat against the Spanish giants before attempting to overturn the deficit next month.
With Liverpool back in domestic action this week, Klopp could decide to make changes to his line-up for the visit of Crystal Palace. Here, Mirror Football rounds up all the latest news from in and around Anfield ahead of the weekend...
Klopp fumes at reporter
Jurgen Klopp's frustrations boiled over following Liverpool's defeat to Real Madrid after he was repeatedly asked questions about the Spanish giants' players.
The Anfield chief was quizzed over Vinicius Junior before he was asked whether or not he'd hand Los Blancos veteran Luka Modric a new deal. And after seeing his side slump to another heavy defeat, the German was in no mood to field questions which were, ultimately, irrelevant to him.
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After giving blunt answers to the questions about Modric and Vinicius, Klopp intervened before the next question was put to him and quipped: "Please ask me more questions about Real Madrid players."
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Jamie Carragher has urged the Liverpool hierarchy to stick with Jurgen Klopp (Dave Shopland/REX/Shutterstock)Carragher sends sack message
Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher has insisted that the Anfield hierarchy should keep faith with Jurgen Klopp in the wake of another alarming result.
The Reds slumped to a heavy 5-2 defeat against Real Madrid on Tuesday to all but end their hopes of winning a trophy this term.
Carragher was outspoken in his criticism of Liverpool after the match - but he's insisted that, no matter how bad things get, the Reds should stick with their popular boss, as he is simply irreplaceable.
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Joe Gomez endured a rotten night against Real Madrid (David Blunsden/Action Plus/REX/Shutterstock)L'Equipe issues savage Champions League ratings
French publication L'Equipe are renowned for their brutal match ratings - and several Liverpool stars were hit with chastening marks following their defeat against Real Madrid.
Another defensive collapse undermined Liverpool's fast start at Anfield, who had raced into a two-goal lead. Alisson Becker was given a three out of 10 after his clanger gifted Vinicius Junior a goal, while Joe Gomez was brutally given a two after struggling against the fleet-footed Real Madrid forward.
A host of other players, including Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Cody Gakpo, were also given low grades, with Mohamed Salah (6) the team's highest scorer.
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