{"id":1089775,"date":"2019-05-20T15:35:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T14:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1089775"},"modified":"2019-05-20T15:35:22","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T14:35:22","slug":"klopp-liverpool-shaqiri-fabinho","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/klopp-liverpool-shaqiri-fabinho\/","title":{"rendered":"Klopp admits two Liverpool signings have &#8216;not been at the top of their game&#8217; this season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says Fabinho and Xherdan Shaqiri are yet to show their best form since joining the club last summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The pair joined the Merseyside giants following their 2018 Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid but Shaqiri has struggled to hold down a regular starting berth, while it took some time for Fabinho to stake his claim.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Fabinho and Shaqiri&#8217;s debut season: Five things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Fabinho joined from AS Monaco for a reported \u00a343.7m<\/li>\n<li>Shaqiri joined from Stoke City for a reported \u00a313.5m.<\/li>\n<li>Fabinho made 40 appearances in all competitions, registering one goal and two assists.<\/li>\n<li>Shaqiri made 30 appearances in all competitions, registering six goals and five assists.<\/li>\n<li>Both are expected to be part of Liverpool&#8217;s squad for the 2019 Champions League final against Spurs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7259525-if-guardiola-s-to-be-believed-liverpool-lost-the-league-with-one-result<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, they&#8217;ve strengthened Liverpool&#8217;s squad depth and have made a combined total of 70 appearances between themselves, with Fabinho (40) edging out Shaqiri (30).<\/p>\n<p>That being said, Klopp feels, in comparison to others, we&#8217;ve not seen either perform at their optimum level and the fact there&#8217;s more to come should be seen as encouraging.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Luka Jovic\u0301, Daniel James, Matthijs de Ligt TRANSFER NEWS w\/Squawka\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sZt8jyEqEZU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Players such as Fabinho and [Xherdan] Shaqiri are very important parts of the team,&#8221; he told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolfc.com\/news\/first-team\/350793-jurgen-klopp-interview-champions-league-final\" rel=\"noopener\">club&#8217;s official website<\/a>. &#8220;But then again, they are not at the top of their game, but they&#8217;ve made important steps in their development. The journey is not over, not for anyone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is why we feel like we are only at the start, and that there is still a lot to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Chasing a dream<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Liverpool have substantially transformed since Klopp took charge in October 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Across his three full seasons in charge, they&#8217;ve finished fourth twice (2016\/17 and 2017\/18) and second (2018\/19).<\/p>\n<p>The 97 points they&#8217;ve accumulated to finish runners-up behind Manchester City is the most of any non-Premier League champion and the third-highest tally in the competition&#8217;s history overall.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool have a chance to remedy that frustration by securing a sixth European Cup at Tottenham Hotspur&#8217;s expense on June 1 in Madrid. 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