Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is looking forward to connecting with opposite number David Wagner.

The two German head coaches are close friends, with Wagner bringing his Norwich City side to Anfield this weekend.

As Klopp prepares his team for the FA Cup fourth round clash, he took time to praise Wagner to reporters.

He stated during a press conference: “I enjoy a lot and we had already conversations about it. He asked me for massive rotation! I told him that doesn't help, obviously! [He did a] really good job but a really difficult job. I think the start of the season was really good and then they lose more or less their offensive department and that's when they struggled a bit. Now they are in touching distance of the play-off spots.

“They lost last night, I didn't see anything about it yet, about the Leeds game. They obviously have big games coming up. So, the Championship season itself is already pretty intense but if you have a longer FA Cup run in it, it's obviously very similar to a very successful Premier League season with international football or something like that, because of the amount of teams in the league and the amount of games you have.

“I follow it as much as I can because I'm just interested in everything he is doing. It's cool to have the game. When he worked at Huddersfield, he watched a lot of games here in the stadium, when they didn't play he was here, and now he's back. He didn't see the new stand, I think. We didn't see each other for a long time, so the next time probably would have been in the summer, so now it's good to catch up and to lock horns again."