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Paul Gorst

Jurgen Klopp picks two players who can give Liverpool an extra dimension next season

Jurgen Klopp namechecked Naby Keita and Curtis Jones as two players who can add an extra dimension to Liverpool as champions next season.

The Reds beat Chelsea 5-3 at Anfield to sign off in style from their final home match of a league-winning campaign, with Keita shining in an attacking midfield role.

The Guinea international opened the scoring of a free-scoring game by crashing a long-range effort off the underside of the crossbar as he continued his good form since the Premier League's restart.

Jones came on as a second-half substitute to earn his fifth appearance and subsequent Premier League winners' medal after the game and Klopp highlighted both for the improvements they can make ahead of the defence of the title next term.

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"Each player who played now and in the majority of the games can improve," Klopp said.

"That is the age group they are in, better decisions in what they do, being defensively better, but we have players who didn't play that much for example and Naby is a good example of that.

"Curtis Jones is a good example of that too. We don't want to make [the pressure] too big, but he looks kind of ready. So that means we have space and potential for improvement.

"We will work on that but not tonight, obviously. Now we have to have a party, recover and play Newcastle. It would be really nice if we could get 99 and it will be difficult. But who cares?"

Liverpool conclude their Premier League campaign away at Newcastle on Sunday afternoon.

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