Although missing the two top scorers in the front line, Liverpool have played very well in recent times, going unbeaten in 7 games from January to the present, and recently winning four consecutive games, not only successfully qualifying in the League Cup and FA Cup matches, but also continuing to catch up with Manchester City in the league table, giving Guardiola's team enough pressure. However, in the next game, Liverpool will face the Champions League and the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup four-tier battle situation, Klopp needs to make more tactical reserves and strategic adjustments for the team.
From the perspective of the league's points situation, Liverpool got 48 points in 22 rounds, while Manchester City got 57 points in 23 rounds, except for Chelsea, who has 47 points behind them, the gap between other teams and them is still relatively large. Trailing by nine points with one less round and 15 league games to go, Liverpool still have a chance to finish in the next game. And, with Mane and Salah ending their national team matches and returning to Liverpool's squad, it will bring more opportunities to Klopp's side.
In the absence of Mane and Salah, Liverpool maintained a very good record, and there was no particularly significant decline in attacking firepower, scoring 17 goals in the January game, still the strongest team in the Premier League. Among them, Takumi Minamino has become a very key player, the 27-year-old Japanese player is still growing, can contribute a very stable output in the team, although there is still a certain gap with the starting Salah, Mane and others, but also became one of the important choice players in Liverpool's forward line.
In addition to Takumi Minamino, the growth of Liverpool's other young players has given Klopp more opportunities to choose in the choice of players, and there is more room for maneuver during the transfer period. According to English media reports, Liverpool's winger Mane revealed to the media after winning the African Cup of Nations title that he was ready to leave Liverpool, and his target was only La Liga's two giants Barca and Real Madrid, and if these two teams did not show sincerity, he may choose to stay in Liverpool and will not join any other team.
News of Mane's move to La Liga had been circulating a few seasons earlier, but Liverpool's billion-dollar winger had not left Anfield. With the successive Champions League and league titles in recent years and the decline in his own state, Mane does have the possibility of leaving Liverpool, especially Salah's contract extension will have a relatively large impact on Mane. After all, Egyptian strikers want a Premier League salary cap, but with Liverpool only one player to meet, Mane may indeed choose to leave.
In addition to Mane's possible departure from Liverpool, there is another player who will definitely leave in the summer, and that is Haaland of Dortmund. The young talented goalscorer has revealed several times that he wants to leave, but according to his team introduction and Dort's official confirmation, Haaland has not yet made a decision, neither Real Madrid nor Barca has been sure to get Haaland at the moment. Whatever Haalander makes in the summer, the transfer will generate significant revenue for Dortmund and will be the most talked about in the summer.