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Liverpool boss Klopp wary facing Brentford pair Toney and Maupay

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is wary facing Brentford's attack tomorrow.

The Reds go to London, with Ivan Toney and Neal Maupay in good form.

Klopp said: "It is super tricky there, the way they play and set it up. With or without [Ivan] Toney it makes [no] difference. All the guys back from AFCON makes a difference. Maupay form makes a difference. They are well organsied, set-piecs, cheeky, rhythm breaks and they are good at set-pieces which they want. That's how it is.

"How can you play Brentford for 90 minutes without conceding a set-piece? That's not possible in football. But they are more than just set-pieces. They are compact They are well coached and the atmosphere the stadium creates is really good.

"But saying all that, where we want to be this season, we have to be on top of our game. We have to be the team where they think in a similar way about us. That's exactly the way we have to approach it. I am fine with the resilience we have showed recently. Arsenal a dip, yes, but we showed determination against Burnley dealing with a difficult situation within the squad, I really liked it a lot. We have to be at our best to win at Brentford. It's a smart coached team."

On facing a team with two strikers, he also stated: "It's not that rare. That's not the problem. The problem is the balls you play to Toney and how he can, not sure deflecting is the right word, but bring it into the next player, their second-ball game is second to none. Toney is really difficult using his body these situations. It's super difficult to get on the ball. If you get on the ball and Toney goes down, then they get a free-kick.

"That's the situation. It's very smart what they do, and it's exactly what I would do. It's very smart and it keeps them for years and the next year in the Premier League. That's probably what Brentford want. The two striker thing is not a problem but there are plenty of others."

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