Atletico Madrid fullback Kieran Trippier has admitted his admiration for Liverpool.

The two teams will meet in the Champions League round of 32.

"Playing here has given me a good opportunity to watch nearly every single game in the Premier League and I've watched Liverpool a lot and seen for the last two and a half years how good they've been," he told the BBC.

"The players they have brought in, the manager, you see how they have developed, they have been fantastic and made two Champions League finals.

"This season has been fantastic and to be that far ahead in the Premier League, with how intense the Premier League is, it just shows what a good job Jurgen Klopp has done."