Liverpool hold the official opening of their new £115million Main Stand on Friday ahead of the visit of Premier League champions Leicester.
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But he returned to Merseyside earlier this week and Klopp said: “Mane, I don’t know how it works and who said it, but it was absolutely nothing”.
The extra 8,500 seats – more than half of which have been made available for hospitality – have increased the stadium’s overall capacity to around 54,000.
“It’s really impressive, an outstanding job”.
Liverpool has a historical advantage in games against Leicester in the first home game of the season is to show his class and win the delight of their fans. After playing their first three matches of the season away from home because of renovations to Anfield, Jurgen Klopp’s side will finally get to play in front of their home fans again.
“It [beating Leicester] would give us confidence to go away from home against Chelsea and try to get the three points”.
“We didn’t isolate him”, said Klopp, who, when asked how much Raiola’s comments had affected him, replied “Nil point nil”.
It doesn’t feel good but it’s not too bad. This is a good place and a good opponent with the champions coming.
Mane also impressed against Tottenham in their last outing before the global break, although the joint meanest defence of last season proved very hard to break down. “It’s a wonderful opportunity”.
“We don’t expect them to come here and celebrate themselves”.
It was initially feared the off-season signing from Southampton had suffered a knee injury, but Mane has revealed it was nothing more than a knock.
‘It’s a very young season we still have to develop.
Liverpool’s Mamadou Sakho is seen during the Premier League game against Watford in Vicarage Road, Watford December 20, 2015.
King believes the addition of another striker should help Ranieri’s men, while he also backed Jamie Vardy – last season’s hero with 24 league goals. But for him it needs time. “To say that it was wrong of Klopp would be an understatement, he was a piece of shit about it”. I’m not silly enough to forget good performances.
Here is how Twitter reacted as Anfield’s new and improved Main Stand was officially unveiled in Liverpool.
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“I know him, that’s all”. “He holds the ball very well”.
