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Liverpool's Adam Lallana has the credited the arrival of Jurgen Klopp at Anfield as the spark for the upturn in the midfielder's fortunes. Lallana, 28, joined the Reds in the summer of 2014 from Southampton as part of a big-money move and struggled in his first season on Merseyside under then-manager Brendan Rodgers. However, the £25 million signing has been thriving at Liverpool ever since Klopp took over last October. "Whatever he has done different to me, I think he has done to everyone," Lallana said. "It isn't just myself. As a team we are performing to a high level. "I am enjoying working with him, I feel I have really good relationship with him and that he trusts me. "I trust him as well and when you have that connection, he can say stuff to you that you don't want to hear and it doesn't feel negative or personal. It's always just business-related and wanting to win." Lallana has made an excellent start to the 2016-17 campaign, scoring three goals from a deeper central midfield role that he has seamlessly adapted to. Meanwhile, Liverpool's second assistant coach Peter Krawietz -- nicknamed 'The Eye' by Klopp for expertise in scouting and analysis -- says the current period of prosperity at Anfield is down everybody at the club pulling in the same direction. "We've tried to create an atmosphere among the squad which is always really competitive," Krawietz told Liverpool's official magazine. "As a team we know that the only way we can reach anywhere is by working together. "We try to 'live' this in our coaching team, to be a good example of how you can all work effectively as a group. Six, eight or 10 of us will always see more than just one or two. We can have more ideas if we all work together, discuss and find the best solutions. "We try to show the players the same too. For them it's really important. 'TEAM: Together Everyone Achieves More' -- that's what we always stress to them. "It's an essential attitude because we aren't playing tennis, we're not playing an individual sport -- we are playing football as a team." Klopp stressed after Sunday's 6-1 victory over Watford, which took them top of the Premier League, that there was still a long way to go in the season and remained adamant that his side can improve. Krawietz, who also worked under the German when he was manager of Mainz and Borussia Dortmund, says the coaching staff at Melwood are always looking to find ways to develop as a unit. "We've had some good results in the first few months but you can always do better. If you look at the details after each game you will get ideas about how you can do things in a better way," he added. "You can imagine how it [the performance] could be perfect and we never tire of trying to improve and be better. "I think that has to be your approach because as much as you learn, opponents learn about you too. They will adapt and we have to do the same."
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