Wijnaldum now brimming with confidence at Liverpool

Last season Georginio Wijnaldum was involved in a relegation battle with Newcastle United. Fast forward six months and now his sights are firmly set on the top of the table.

Having joined Liverpool in the summer, the Dutch midfielder has gradually found his feet under Jurgen Klopp as the Reds have stormed to the Premier League summit coming into this weekend.

And the 26-year-old is loving the contrast between last season’s pessimism with the Magpies and the burgeoning confidence at Anfield.

“The difference between the feeling you have when you’re in the bottom three or at the top of the league is huge,” Wijnaldum said.

“When you’re at the bottom of the league it means you are losing a lot of games. And when you lose a lot of games as a football player you don’t feel good, because you want to win games to feel good and have confidence.

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“At PSV, I was playing for a team that has to be champions every year. That means there is a lot of pressure, but I like that pressure because it’s a pressure that you have to perform well every weekend. And that gives me a good feeling.

“If there is no pressure it means that you play in a team who people think can lose. Especially now, everyone expects us to win. I like the pressure.”