“I’m not surprised about what he did against Arsenal because he’s been doing that in training every day”.
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“It’s a big honour to talk to Sir Alex”. The rivalry between England’s two most decorated clubs goes beyond north-west bragging rights and what it occasionally lacks in quality it usually makes up for in entertainment. OK, I needed ten minutes to understand and then it was OK.
“You can’t ever give up”, said Toure, whose whole-hearted effort is appreciated by fans. Superb free-kick goal and equally impressive assist make him this round’s most impressive performer.
Klopp has made a habit of asserting his larger than life personality on proceedings in the Premier League and was recently involved in a war of words with Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce.
Klopp has proved a volatile presence during a series of touchline rows with rival managers since taking charge earlier this season and the fiery German’s antics will bear watching closely in one of the most explosive fixtures on the Premier League calendar.
He said: “First of all I am a football fan and as a fan if I watch football I to be entertained”.
“It’s not always possible but it’s one of the most important things”.
“You can celebrate big victories together, you have to go through big defeats together – that is what football is”. The difference is they have plenty of creative players and attacking intent, Van Gaal’s side have been criticised for their safety-first policy and preferring to pass sideways rather than forwards. “I’m anxious about him because one thing United don’t want is Liverpool to be above us”.
“It’s going to be another big game for us. He has a special idea of football and as an opponent you have to respect this”, he said. The Premier League have given us Craig Pawson and I think that will suit us more than Stoke as he tends to be a bot more on the strict side of refereeing.
Liverpool will be without Daniel Sturridge once again and Dejan Lovren is also absent after failing to recover from a hamstring problem.
But asked about the deal, Klopp said: “There is nothing to say about it. If and when something is fixed you will be the first to know”. Wayne Rooney and Manchester United share similar heartache having dropped the win against Newcastle also in injury time, the game ending in a 3-3 draw. You can play a whole season how you want but in these games you have to be prepared, at your best for these games.
“Then you need a little bit of luck and we had it. We changed players and it was a flawless ball for Christian, a ideal header and a ideal finish”.
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The Liverpool manager, who faced van Gaal as Bayern Munich coach during his time at Borussia Dortmund but has never competed against United, said: “I am not too close with news about United”.
