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Liverpool boxing star Paul Smith has delivered a backing of Jurgen Klopp , claiming the Reds manager's detractors are too impatient.

Klopp's side have won just one of their eight games so far this calendar year, and a wretched January has all but ended their hopes of the title.

Three consecutive Anfield defeats have left the Reds reeling on the ropes, but the super-middleweight is more than happy with the overall performance of Klopp in the Anfield hotseat.

Smith, who beat Daniel Regi in his last fight back in September, believes some fans are unrealistic in their expectations.

He said: "I go to every game I can get to, I believe in Klopp and I back Klopp.

"Everyone wants the success Klopp had at Dortmund but no one wants to go through the process he went through.

"He's squeezed every bit of potential he can out the squad. He's getting better out of it than the previous manager [Brendan Rodgers].

"I would love top four. I would bite your hand off for top four now."