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Liverpool boss Klopp on Man Utd trip: Ask me after if I enjoy it

Manchester United will be a tough opponent for Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter final on Sunday.

That is the view of Reds coach Jurgen Klopp, who outlined the challenge of taking on the Red Devils.

As they chase a quadruple, Klopp knows that he will face a tough United team with many of their stars returning from injury.

He stated: "We can take 9000 people, Manchester United, yeah, ask me after it if I enjoy. We will try to prepare. Again we have a situation where we have played Thursday and we handled it. United have had a full week to prepare. Ten Hag knows how to play so he will lineup some challenges but we have to bready anyway. As much as it's possible, I enjoy [these games].

"I don't know much about their season but I saw some good games, a lot of quality and injury problems. Maybe Hjolund is available again? Wan-Bissaka is close. That obviously makes a difference, we will see on Sunday. It was always a tough place to go, it means everything to both fan groups, we know that. We try to show that on the pitch with the work rate but we never know. No guarantees, just opportunities, we will give it a try."

He added on the game: "I don't know if we'll play the same game [as December's draw]. We really reached the next level in the season [after that]. Before that it was difficult to judge us, we had a lot to overcome, red cards, being 1-0 and then that game [v United] I saw it was really us in the next gear. Result didn't show that. It's a home game for them but a lot of aspects in our game that were good and we try to bring them on the pitch again. We might do some things differently."

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