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Jurgen Klopp told Liverpool fans to give their tickets away if they are not prepared to get behind the side in Saturday\u2019s clash against Arsenal.<\/p>\n
The Reds manager was unimpressed with the atmosphere at Anfield as Liverpool cruised into a the Carabao Cup semi-finals by thrashing West Ham 5-1 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Klopp felt the crowd, coming off the back of last weekend\u2019s frustrating Premier League draw against Manchester United, were flat and wants more for the upcoming top-of-the-table date with Arsenal.<\/p>\n
The German said: \u201cI thought in the first half when the boys played really exceptionally, I was not overly happy with the atmosphere behind me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI asked people what do they want? We changed a lot of things and we dominated West Ham like crazy and missed chances.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I was in the stands I would be on my toes, 1,000 per cent. I don\u2019t know, if the Man United game was that bad that we have to say sorry we didn\u2019t smash them?<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need Anfield on Saturday. Arsenal didn\u2019t play this week. They\u2019ve prepared for this game and anyone who knows anything about them knows they will be prepared.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo we need Anfield on their toes from the first second, without me having an argument with the opposition coach.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it is too much football in December, if you are not in the right shape, give your ticket to somebody else.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was just not the excitement I felt. There were so many good performances but we were only 1-0 up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liverpool led through a stunning Dominik Szoboszlai goal at the interval before going on to win comfortably against a limp Hammers side with a double from Curtis Jones and further efforts from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah.<\/p>\n
Liverpool, who are bidding to win the competition for a record-extending 10th time, will now play Fulham for a place in the final.<\/p>\n
Klopp said: \u201cWembley is a great stadium and yes we want to go there again. I was happy we could show a performance like we did tonight.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a lot of really good performances. It was is one of those nights where we could enjoy the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
West Ham boss David Moyes believes he is battling raised expectations following last season\u2019s Europa Conference League win even after a sequence of seven wins and just one defeat before their Anfield humbling.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had an unbelievable run,\u201d said Moyes, whose side managed only a Jarrod Bowen consolation. \u201cWhat would West Ham\u2019s expectations be?<\/p>\n
\u201cWould you expect us to win a European trophy? Would you expect us to be challenging for the Champions League? Not many nodding their head in here so that\u2019s the facts.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re doing well for what we\u2019re doing. We\u2019ll keep trying to win as many games as we can, we\u2019ll keep trying to challenge top teams and challenge in cup competitions when we get the opportunity to do so.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe facts are we\u2019ve been doing pretty well. We had to beat Arsenal at home to get to this game \u2013 maybe you expected us to beat Arsenal.<\/p>\n
\u201cTonight was a really tough tie for anyone coming to Anfield.\u201d<\/p>\n