Liverpool’s FA Cup semi-final win actually has Klopp less convinced that a quadruple is possible
Liverpool have reached the FA Cup final, after defeating Manchester City 3-2 in their semi-final at Wembley, but Jurgen Klopp is playing down talk of a quadruple. In fact, the way Pep Guardiola’s side almost fought back from 3-0 down has made Klopp even less convinced that finishing 2021/22 with four titles is possible.
With the League Cup already won and with Liverpool alive in three more competitions, it’s normal for the club’s fans to dream of winning more trophies. But, the coach is keeping his feet on the ground and would be delighted just to win even one more title.
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Asked about the possibility of a quadruple after Saturday’s match, the German replied: “Is it likely we win four competitions? No. Three competitions? No. One more? Hopefully. That would be nice. We went through here against Manchester City, but it was incredibly difficult and intense. I think a game like today shows even more how unlikely it is to do something like [the quadruple]. It's just really unlikely but I couldn't care less to be honest. Let's go for it and try to win the next game."
📺 Jurgen Klopp on the quadruple:
"We are not short of confidence or whatever or we don’t need another reason to want to be successful, yes winning against City would be outstanding, but it doesn’t happen too often to nobody in the world of football." 🔴 pic.twitter.com/3tUKjgL6oX— Anfield Watch (@AnfieldWatch) April 15, 2022
The 11 fixtures that stand between Liverpool and the quadruple
For the Liverpool fans dreaming of a quadruple, there are 11 games remaining as the Reds have seven more league fixtures to go, plus the FA Cup final and the three more matches it would take to win a second Champions League in four seasons.
There are some tricky tests along the way, including grudge matches against Manchester United and Everton, plus an away game at Southampton that will have to be rescheduled and squeezed in somewhere. The full Liverpool fixture list between now and the end of the season is the following:
April 19: Premier League, home vs Manchester United
April 24: Premier League, home vs Everton
April 27: Champions League, home vs Villarreal
April 30: Premier League, away at Newcastle
May 3: Champions League, away at Villarreal
May 7: Premier League, home vs Tottenham
May 10: Premier League, away at Aston Villa
May 14: FA Cup final, vs ?
May 17/18: Premier League, away at Southampton
May 22: Premier League, home vs Wolves
May 28: Champions League final, vs ?
