Jurgen Klopp "what a game" praise proves Liverpool have advantage in winning quadruple

A rather unusual bunch of Liverpool faces were named on the substitutes' bench as Jurgen Klopp rotated his team in the 1-0 Premier League win over Newcastle on Saturday lunchtime.

One thing Liverpool have been able to benefit from is the squad depth, knowing they can name a quality side, regardless of the manager's alterations. Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Fabinho were given the rest this time, ahead of their Champions League semi-final second leg clash against Villarreal, giving Joe Gomez, James Milner and Naby Keita the nod to start.

And each of them made a significant contribution to the side's win. Keita scored the game's only goal, Milner was involved in the build-up to the goal, with a challenge on Fabian Schar in an attempt to move the ball to Jota. While Gomez made a crucial intervention on the wing as the hosts attempted to counter attack.

The veteran Milner controlled the game in midfield and his experience was exactly what was needed in a game like that, where a 1-0 scoreline is always risky, as the game could have gone either way. The hosts even saw Miguel Almiron's effort pulled up for offside and, had the goal stood, it could have been a different outcome.

Footballers want competition, they want minutes in order to challenge themselves and become better players on the pitch. This Liverpool squad is able to offer that. No matter what team the German boss fields, the spirit remains the same: to leave everything on the pitch.

Granted, Newcastle made their lives difficult, falling to a very narrow defeat. But by the same token, Liverpool got the job done, they overcome those obstacles, like many others they have this season, and it has kept them in contention to fight for the quadruple - for