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Jürgen Klopp said Liverpool played the game Bournemouth wanted after his side's 1-0 defeat at the Vitality Stadium.

“Setbacks are setbacks but we are in the situation we are because of the setbacks, that’s how it is,” he said. “And we are in the situation we are because of the good performances as well. “It was a big strength for us in the last year, it made a real difference, but that is how it is.” “In the home games we are in the top four but in the away games we are not even in Europe, there is always a reason and our away results is for sure [the reason],” said Klopp. Klopp refused to blame his top scorer: “The last penalty we got in the league was long ago and it’s completely hypothetical but if we score there, the game could turn. the game was played the opposite of the way we wanted.

BOURNEMOUTH: Mohamed Salah missed a penalty as Liverpool came back down to earth with a bump in their shock 1-0 defeat at struggling Bournemouth on Saturday ...

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LONDON – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admitted everything went wrong for his side on Saturday, as Mohamed Salah missed a penalty in their shock 1-0 ...

Bournemouth midfielder Jefferson Lerma also had to clear a Virgil van Dijk header off the line. “It’s completely hypothetical but if we scored (the penalty) the game could turn. The spaces we had to play were super open, but we didn’t use them enough,” Klopp said on BT Sport. We didn’t create enough. We played balls at the wrong moment against a compact side. We didn’t defend well.

Jurgen KIopp's side missed the chance to boost their Champions League qualification hopes after a miserable performande on the South Coast.

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The priority midfield transfer for Liverpool in the summer transfer window is clearly Jude Bellingham. However, the Borussia Dortmund teenage sensation ...

If Barella is available for anything in the region of the price claimed above, Liverpool would be smart to invest in his services this summer alongside, rather than instead of, Bellingham. [Mohamed Salah](https://www.liverpool.com/all-about/mohamed-salah) for one and then [Alisson ](https://www.liverpool.com/all-about/alisson)have both gone on to become key players under Klopp. Barella is not only the captain of Inter Milan but he has been the key linchpin of the side, and his ability on the ball and reading of the game would definitely help elevate Liverpool's midfield. The Italian European Championship winner is a silky midfielder who is easy on the eye and has the ability to find himself in areas where he can cause problems to the opposition's defense while on the ball. Alongside Bellingham, he would be an ideal fit for Liverpool's midfield in a diamond, with Fabinho able to provide the protection behind them, further rejuvenated by the fresh blood around him. That's not a bad price for such an accomplished midfielder who is still only 26 years old, especially in the context of the market these days. In the past players like Alberto Aquilani or Fabio Borini cast a bad impression of the Italian league at [Anfield](https://www.liverpool.com/all-about/anfield). As well as needing to have alternative options, Liverpool also needs to sign more than just one midfielder in the summer in order to bolster Jürgen Klopp's ranks. [ Liverpool ](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/)will likely lose three midfielders this summer whose contracts are expiring in James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keïta. Who the Reds will target alongside Bellingham will be interesting to see. This would be a rare opportunity for Liverpool to pursue a midfielder who is still in the prime of his career with plenty left at the top of his game, and who has the profile to fit into Klopp's system like a glove. The priority midfield transfer for Liverpool in the summer transfer window is clearly Jude Bellingham.