Pep Lijnders won't quell talk of Liverpool quadruple

Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders is more than happy to hear players say they want to "achieve the impossible" and win everything this season.

Two seasons ago the club very nearly did that, reaching three finals and winning two and just missing out on the Premier League title, and summer signing Dominik Szoboszlai said last week he was targeting all four trophies again.

Diogo Jota said similar after the weekend win over Nottingham Forest and Lijnders said that was an example of the mentality and high standards within the squad.

"What's not to like about Dom, huh? He just says it. It’s also Scouse mentality to just say things," the Dutchman said ahead of the Carabao Cup last-16 trip to Bournemouth.

"They have dreams, and who am I to stop them believing that we can achieve, or achieve the impossible?

"I don’t mind that they are saying it and they show their dreams – if you compete for Liverpool, that should always be there.

"What I like and the most important thing is, with Dom, you can say things but you have to show them, and show them not just in the game but on the training pitch, in Kirkby on a rainy day, when it’s freezing.

"So far it’s not November, December, January, February so he doesn’t know yet, but what I see now is Dom has all of this."

Szoboszlai is part of a new-look midfield with fellow new signings Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch which have gelled seamlessly after the departures of long-time servants Jordan Henderson and Fabinho.

"I feel this mixture we have found this season is nice and we have to prove each day to continue that, but with the values, the principles and the ideas of the past"

The Hungary captain has made a significant impact but in recent weeks Gravenberch has also started to