Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp claims that he knows everything about the Reds' opponents in Champions League qualifier – Hoffenheim.

The Reds will play the first leg of the qualifier in Germany on Tuesday, and Klopp says that he has been waiting a long time for this game.

He said: "For three months, we have been really looking forward to this game. Now we are here in a good mood and looking forward to the game, knowing about the quality of the opponent.

"The difficulty of the game and the challenge is all clear, but it's just good to be here after a long time, good to have the chance to do it even when we know that it's really hard.

"Of course, we know much more about Hoffenheim than you can know. We know everything. That's what we have said and will say to the team; not to make them too strong, just to tell them who we will face and the quality we will face.

"Of course, in football there are also weaknesses. They are strong, we are strong – that's how it should be. And both have the big aim to go into the group stage and that makes it really exciting."