Ljungberg added: “He’s shown he’s a great manager and I think he’s been restricted a bit on the financial side in the past. Owen Coyle, the Blackburn manager, praised Browns attitude during training. Van Gaal told them their first thought should be about a pass inside. The Teesside-born defender has taken life in the Premier League in his stride and the new England boss is thought to be keen on handing Gibson his senior international debut. Perhaps Pep will think he is good enough to play in the final 10 minutes of a League Cup game against a third division team – and, yes, I am joking. The pace never drops off and it is the same in every game, every week for every team. Despite publicly backing the England frontman, Klopp has often favoured Roberto Firminho, known as a winger, to occupy the striker role. The midfielder has not played since suffering a hamstring injury on the first day of the season and is out of Saturdays clash with Chelsea. Watch all the action from this weekend in the Premier League hereHis side had picked up five points . Marko Arnautovic had put Stoke in front, before Ryan Mason equalised on the stroke of half-time.