Jurgen Klopp expecting a tough game against Manchester City

Jurgen Klopp is expecting a tough game away to Manchester City in the New Year but says his players will be ready for the challenge.

The German guided his side to a comfortable, dominant win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday evening, with Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk the scorers on the night.

The Reds are now four points clear of Manchester City but with the Sky Blues in action later today, the expectation is that they will host Liverpool at the Etihad within a point of their rivals.

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“It was clear that the whole game would be difficult,” Klopp said to BBC Sport after Salah starred at a wet Molineux.

“Everybody wants to press. We want to be compact but wide as well which makes it difficult. We defended it pretty well. The heavy rain was difficult for both teams. It was a big fight. We knew that we needed to be ready.

“The first goal was brilliant, it was cool. And the second goal – yes, well done! I am completely happy with the result and it is big for us. We wanted to surprise our opponent. It was brilliant – both goals. It was perfect football, especially on a night when it was difficult to play proper football.

“I saw some really good things. We will be training on Christmas morning, so it is like every other day. It is an outstanding number [of points] – it is absolutely cool.

“We have Manchester City waiting and that will be really tough for the boys. We need to have different gameplans, but the boys showed they are ready for that.”

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