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James Milner: 'Liverpool had no belief before Jurgen Klopp'

Liverpool midfielder James Milner says that the squad are now starting to realise how good they can be under Jurgen Klopp's management.

Stand-in Liverpool captain James Milner has said that the club's players struggled for belief under Brendan Rodgers before Jurgen Klopp took over as manager in October.

The Reds have lost just once in 11 matches since Klopp replaced Rodgers in the dugout, and in that time they have progressed to the semi-finals of the League Cup and sealed their spot in the knockout round of the Europa League.

Milner feels that the German boss has brought fresh vigour to the dressing room, and says that the former Borussia Dortmund manager is helping the squad to realise how good they can be.

"At times this season, and hopefully it is changing now, I see a talented group of players who do not realise how good we are and how good we can be," the England international told reporters.

"It is never easy changing manager. I was disappointed obviously for Brendan, I think he is a top manager, he came so close to glory as well. It was disappointing but unfortunately that is football, things change quickly and you have to get over it.

"Coming into a new club and one with the history of Liverpool in a new country is not easy. I think that probably the hardest job is getting people to take to you straight away. He has changed things with the team, training schedules and things like that, but I think that he has done it in the right way as well."

Liverpool sit seventh in the table ahead of a trip to struggling Newcastle United on Sunday.

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