Klopp criticizes his own players following the loss to Bayern Munich.

Jurgen Klopp was far from pleased after his Liverpool team were beaten 4-3 by Bayern Munich in a friendly match in Singapore on Wednesday. Two early goals from Cody Gakpo and Virgil van Dijk put the Reds ahead, but two quick-fire goals from the Bundesliga side put them back on level terms. Luis Diaz' strike put Liverpool back in the lead, but they eventually succumbed to a 4-3 defeat.

Klopp was quick to call out some of his players after the game, highlighting the need for better defensive awareness. "In the first goal we conceded, Trent [Alexander-Arnold] and Joel [Matip] have to react better," said Klopp. "Both were standing on both feet. I don’t think the pass was one we could have avoided."

Klopp also highlighted the need for improved decision-making during times of high intensity. "It was around half an hour into the game and we were feeling the intensity already then," he said. "It was a similar time in the second half with Joe Gomez and Ibou Konate. It’s not about speed, it’s about awareness, check the situation, in football there are no breaks."

Trent Alexander-Arnold's defending has been the subject of plenty of discussion, but Klopp quickly mellowed and said that he will be quick to forget the errors as long as they are not repeated when the Premier League gets underway later this month.

He added: "We won’t be as tired during the season as we were today. But there will be moments when you feel the intensity and you still have to make the right decisions. You get punished when you don’t do that. That’s part of the pre-season experience. Give me another hour and I’ll look back and see it as a really good lesson and I’ll be even happier that we made the mistakes today rather than in 10 days."

Klopp will be hoping that his players have learned from their mistakes and are ready to go for Liverpool's season opener against Chelsea on Sunday 13 August. With the Reds aiming to defend their Premier League title, it's essential that they hit the ground running.

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