During the 2021/22 season, Liverpool were in the similar situation like they are in 2024. They were chasing quadruple. That word in English football is equal to ‘Holly Grail’ in history or religion. And there are teams (not many) who were close to it, and they are Manchester giants United and City, but they managed ‘only’ treble once. Liverpool came close in that 2021/22 season, but finished the season with FA and League Cup trophies. They lost the Premier League title by only a point and they managed even the Champions League final, but they lost it to Real Madrid by 1-0 score. So far in 2024, the Reds won the Carabao Cup in a thrilling overtime game with Chelsea, they are leaders in the Premier League and are in the knockout stage of the Europa League.🏠 Highest rated teams at home in the Premier League this season:◎ 7.02 – Liverpool◎ 6.97 – Manchester City◎ 6.89 – Newcastle◎ 6.86 – Arsenal◎ 6.84 – Aston Villa pic.twitter.com/m2k05nL4Wu— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) February 28, 2024 Many fans are already looking forward to the possibility of quadruple, which would be a fantastic way to say goodbye to their beloved coach. But if you ask Jurgen Klopp, that won’t happen anytime soon, not in England anyway.”The quadruple you mentioned, nobody in this country wants to see a quadruple winner that is why they put the next round of the FA Cup just three days after a final. I have no clue how we can line up on Wednesday” said the German to the journalists ahead of today’s FA Cup game with Southampton.Absolutely insane, ecstatic Klopp praises Liverpool’s kindergartenAfter an exciting final with Chelsea in which the Reds won thanks to overtime winner from Virgil Van Dijk, Klopp is facing a tough dilemma ahead of today’s game, and yes, the injuries are a big problem, just like they were a few days earlier. In fact, there are two more. Ryan Gravenberch was stretchered off in the first half of the final, and will miss at least two matches, while Wataru Endo is also a doubt for the visit of the Championship promotion chasers Southampton after he left Wembley on crutches and wearing a protective boot. That leaves Klopp without 13 first team players, including Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai.”We need miracles with a few players. I don’t want to rule them out for too long. But it is touch and go with a lot of players who were not available for the final: Darwin, Mo, Dom – we have to see what they can do on Tuesday. In an ideal world you’d think about these kind of things but we obviously don’t live in an ideal world so we will see when the players arrive and they get checked” said Klopp the press conference.Former Premier League legends teams up to buy a football club in EnglandSo, Liverpool fans can expect the likes of Jayden Danns, James McConnell, Bobby Clark or Jarell Quansah on the pitch again, after their heroic stance against Chelsea, which was the main reason why Klopp called this trophy “easily the most special trophy I have ever won in 20 years”. And let’s just not forget the quadruple. It will be tough. Football data analysts Opta calculate that Klopp’s side have a 35.2% chance of lifting the title in May, according to onefootball.com, which is an almost 10% jump from the 25.7% forecast after the defeat to Arsenal on February 4. And if they advance in Europe (as expected), they’ll be playing Thursday-Sunday most weeks and will have to cram in 12 more Premier League, four FA Cup and seven Europa League games between now and May 25.FA CUP – ROUND 5Tuesday Bournemouth – Leicester 0-1 (0-0) AET/Fatawu 106/Blackburn – Newcastle 1-1 (0-0) Penalties 3-4/Szmodics 79 – Gordon 71/Luton – Man.City 2-6 (1-3)/Clark 45, 52 – Haaland 3, 18, 40, 55, 58, Kovacic 72/Wednesday 22.30: (1.58) Chelsea (4.00) Leeds (5.90)22.45: (2.65) Wolverhampton (3.25) Brighton (2.75)22.45: (3.25) Nott.Forest (3.45) Man.Utd. (2.20)23.00: (1.60) Liverpool (4.10) Southampton (5.50)***odds are subject to change
