No need for Liverpool to be busy in January window - Klopp

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said the Reds' forward planning meant there was no need to be busy in the January transfer window as they close in on a first league title for 30 years.

Klopp's men are 19 points clear at the top of the Premier League with just 14 games remaining.

The European champions secured the signing of Japanese international Takumi Minamino before the window even opened in December, but the former Salzburg midfielder is their only new recruit over the past month.

"The better the season is, the better the squad is, the less you have to do, the more you are happy with the players you have," said Klopp on Friday.

"Which is always the plan in the summer, that you don't have to be too busy in the winter.

"Injuries can change these ideas a lot -- and we had injuries, but most of the players are back or coming back."

Liverpool can extend their advantage at the top to 22 points with victory over an in-form Southampton at Anfield on Saturday.'

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said the Reds' forward planning meant there was no need to be busy in the January transfer window as they close in on a first league title for 30 years.

Klopp's men are 19 points clear at the top of the Premier League with just 14 games remaining.

The European champions secured the signing of Japanese international Takumi Minamino before the window even opened in December, but the former Salzburg midfielder is their only new recruit over the past month.

"The better the season is, the better the squad is, the less you have to do, the more you are happy with the players you have," said Klopp on Friday.

"Which is always the plan in the summer, that you don't have to be too busy in the winter.

"Injuries can change these ideas a lot -- and we had injuries, but most of the players are back or coming back."

Liverpool can extend their advantage at the top to 22 points with victory over an in-form Southampton at Anfield on Saturday.