Klavan: Liverpool strike fear into their opponents

Liverpool’s strikeforce have run riot so far this season and centre-back Ragnar Klavan admits he’s glad that he’s on their side as he gets to grips with life in the Premier League.

Alongside Manchester City, the Reds are the highest scoring team in the top-flight with 18 goals through seven games so far.

The goals have been shared out – five players have scored three goals or more in all competitions so far – while James Milner has hit four penalties as defences struggle to cope with Liverpool’s trickery in the box.

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But it’s not all been a breeze at Anfield this season as, with ten Premier League goals conceded, no team in the top half has let in more.

And though Klavan has admittedly been in the thick of the action, he believes he can help shore up Liverpool’s defence by testing himself against the best in training.

“We have so much quality in front, but for me it is good to train against them every day – it helps my defending level,” said 30-year-old Klavan, who is on 113 Estonia caps and counting.

“[The Premier League] is kind of more aggressive, a little bit more is allowed by the referees.

“It’s a little bit different from the Bundesliga. Those are just parts where you need to get used to it a little bit, so it took me some time and also in training, but slowly I am getting there.

“With every league, there is something special about that league. England is, in my opinion, one of the best – maybe the best – leagues in the world.”