Few Liverpool fans had heard of Ragnar Klavan when we signed him and even less were genuinely excited about his arrival, but Jurgen Klopp was – and that should have told us something…
He could well start the Manchester United clash alongside Joel Matip on Monday with Dejan Lovren not fully fit and we’d have no doubts about his ability to step into the derby and handle it.
For Estonia, he put in a Man of the Match performance against Greece a few days back, captaining his country in a 2-0 defeat.
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We know it seems slightly odd that we’re raving about a centre-back’s play when his side lost 2-0, but watch it. Tonnes of excellent interceptions, crunching tackles and clever sprayed passes.
It’s really impressive.
You can watch the highlights of Klavan’s Maldini-esque performance, here!