Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said that midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will continue to improve following his performance against Newcastle on Saturday.
Speaking to the club’s official website liverpoolfc.com, Klopp praised the recent displays of the 26-year-old, who has started three matches so far this season, and Liverpool’s official Twitter channel @LFC shared some of the manager’s comments.
“You can see all the things he can do, the speed in small spaces and how he changed the situations.”
The boss on @Alex_OxChambo
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) September 16, 2019
Oxlade-Chamberlain played just 19 minutes of first team football last season after coming back in April from a serious knee injury which kept him out of action for a year, as noted by Goal.com.
He has already has 252 minutes of game time this season and featured in all but one of Liverpool’s matches in 2019/20, getting a further 75 minutes under his belt against Newcastle at the weekend. [via TransferMarkt.co.uk]
Some observers felt that his performance in that game was less than convincing, with Ian Doyle of the Liverpool Echo saying that he had a “mixed bag first half” against the Magpies.
If the England midfielder plays against Napoli tonight, it will be his first Champions League appearance since the semi-final first leg against Roma in April 2018 in which he picked up that year-long knee injury.
These Liverpool fans on Twitter called for Oxlade-Chamberlain to continue featuring regularly for the Reds:
https://twitter.com/OxladeRoIe/status/1173643152021962752
https://twitter.com/Nameles21199892/status/1173646022100291586
It’s easy to see the rust in Ox’s game right now, but he showed a few glimpses of what we’ve missed.
A few more games like that and he’ll be bang on— Jürgen Meister (@SS_LFC) September 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/MaubeN_/status/1173646435973308416
We lack a midfielder who isn’t afraid to sprint at the defenders, so glad to have Ox back. Those performances vs City.
— | | (@RhianTheRed) September 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/leevanderbom/status/1173676315674927104
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