MANCHESTER, England -- Jurgen Klopp threw down a challenge to his Liverpool players 24 hours before their Premier League clash with Manchester City, but after a 4-1 defeat at the Etihad on Saturday, it was clear that some of them didn't even notice. Others might have done, but their bodies were incapable of accepting it.
So, they now have two huge games in the week ahead -- at Chelsea on Tuesday and at home to Arsenal on Sunday -- to give a delayed response to Klopp's challenge, which could not only save their Liverpool careers, but also make it easier for the club to rebuild around them, rather than without them.