Jurgen Klopp names the Leicester player Liverpool must be worried about

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool must keep an eye on Leicester striker Jamie Vardy at Anfield this evening.

The Reds will be desperate to capitalise on Manchester City’s costly slip up against Newcastle by beating the Foxes and going seven points clear at the top of the table but as Jurgen Klopp said during his pre-match press conference, Claude Puel’s side is not to be trifled with.

Jamie Vardy is the player that Jurgen Klopp singled out as being the danger man for Leicester and will be one to watch at Anfield this evening.

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“They like playing against the top sides. They are not that much a counter-attacking side anymore than they have been in the past, but of course it’s a massive, massive threat,” the boss said.

“We all had these situations, if you play against teams [and] they don’t give you a lot of space or whatever then it’s not too comfortable.

“A lot of teams struggle with that, obviously, to create and these are the games they lost when they conceded counter-attacks or whatever. But we expect a very dangerous opponent, that’s how it is, because they have quality.

“If we can go through their team, that’s a super team to be honest. I can imagine that they are not happy with the situation because they are in ninth place. A couple of years ago it would have been a brilliant position for Leicester, but after being champions and playing in the Champions League, now it’s not that good.

“They invested a lot of money in the team obviously as well, but they have a really good team. Centre-halves, full-backs, midfielders, really interesting. And up front, very talented and with Jamie Vardy, one of the best strikers in the league. So that’s a big threat.

“We expect a very, very good side and I’m really happy that it’s a Wednesday night game because I hope that our supporters feel the need of real support. It’s a while ago that we played at home, 10 days or so, so we are again really looking forward to it.

“But it will not be easy again, like the last game was not easy. But it’s all about squeezing everything out of the players and that we can really perform good enough to win that game.”

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