Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp met the media a few hours ago to preview his side’s huge rivalry clash against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium. There is no doubt what the headliner fixture is this weekend in the Premier League, and it’s the Sunday matinee at the national stadium.
Watch below as the Reds boss speaks to the media ahead of the Reds’ trip to face Spurs at Wembley:
Numerous topics were covered in this session, including Liverpool’s defending, Tottenham striker Harry Kane, updates on Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and much much more.
Liverpool come into this one as underdogs, and you can read more about the odds for this match, at our match preview over at this link.
Regarding Mane, Klopp said he doesn’t know if his star attacker will be ready for Senegal’s World Cup playoffs or not.
“I don’t know how he can know, because I don’t know,” Klopp told the news conference.
“Sadio is still in rehab. He is indoors and has not done any exercises outside, so that’s the situation at the moment.
“If he’s fit earlier I would be really happy, but nobody knows at this moment.
“Senegal need one point, I think, from two games to be qualified for the World Cup so I can imagine they feel the pressure a little bit, but we cannot change the situation.
“If Sadio is fit, we cannot hide it — why should we do it? If he is fit, I think we can do nothing to keep him here. He would go to the national team of Senegal, that’s clear, but at this moment I don’t know.”
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