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Liverpool boss Klopp: Leeds will give us a massive fight

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has outlined the challenge of taking on Leeds United.

The Reds will be hoping to get back to winning ways in the Premier League this weekend.

Liverpool were held to a pulsating 2-2 draw against Arsenal at home last time around.

Per the club website, Klopp stated on playing Leeds: “A big fight, a massive fight. In the situation Leeds is in, the last game [a 5-1 defeat by Crystal Palace], of course, as well – these kind of games can happen. They try everything. I actually think they are in a pretty good moment but in that game they got a proper knock, that's clear, because magic Roy [Hodgson] is back and Palace anyway is a really good team and you could see that again in these situations – how they played their counter-attacks, how they played football in general.

“So it was a tough one where maybe people thought, 'Leeds should win against Palace.' But when you see Palace playing, you ask yourself, 'Why are they in that area of the table?' So we expect them to be absolutely on their toes, massive fight, proper atmosphere.

“It will be a tough one but we have to build now again on two games that were good, in moments really good and for different reasons – and especially the second half against Arsenal was obviously really good and we have to build on that. That's what we'll try."

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