We need to concentrate from first second: Jurgen Klopp

London: Jurgen Klopp wants Liverpool to improve its focus at the beginning of Premier League matches, starting against surprise league leaders Leicester at Anfield on Saturday.

In three of Klopp's 15 matches as manager of Liverpool, the team has conceded a goal inside five minutes, including at Watford in the 3-0 defeat last Sunday.

That early goal paved the way for a dominant display by Watford at Vicarage Road and an emphatic defeat for Liverpool. Klopp is eager to see a response by his players.

"We need to concentrate from the first second onwards," Klopp said. "We make difficulties by ourselves. We have to avoid starts in games like we have done too often this season. I want to defend a 1-0, not strike back after 0-1."

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet and central defender Dejan Lovren are set to return for the visit of Leicester.

Mignolet should replace Adam Bogdan, who dropped a corner which led to Watford's opening goal, while Lovren could fill in for Martin Skrtel, who injured his hamstring at Watford.

Here are some other talking points ahead of Saturday's Premier League matches:

Chelsea chronicles

Guus Hiddink is back at Chelsea for the second time in his managerial career, tasked with salvaging the club's season after a woeful start cost Jose Mourinho his job.

Hiddink's first game is against Watford at Stamford Bridge but the new manager has already warned his side, which is currently 15th in the Premier League, that the remainder of the season is going to be challenging.

"It's not easy to fix," Hiddink said. "''I shouldn't be here halfway through the season because it means that things are not going well."

Eyeing the league?

Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri acknowledged that some supporters are dreaming of winning the Premier League, with the club top of the table at Christmas for the first time in its history.

And while many others think it's a matter of time before Leicester falls away, Ranieri isn't excluding anything. He says simply of the team's title hopes: "Why can't we?" He takes his side to Liverpool and, although Klopp's team has struggled recently, Ranieri is expecting a difficult match.

"The players know we are doing well but we haven't achieved anything," Ranieri said. "When the manager and the players make the fans happy, then this is fantastic. But now we are only concentrating on Liverpool, then when we've finished that match we will concentrate on the next. Why can't we continue to run, run, run?"

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