{"id":300347,"date":"2023-12-15T22:12:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T22:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=300347"},"modified":"2023-12-15T22:12:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T22:12:20","slug":"klopp-calls-on-liverpool-to-do-it-for-the-people-against-man-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/klopp-calls-on-liverpool-to-do-it-for-the-people-against-man-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Klopp calls on Liverpool to 'do it for the people' against Man United"},"content":{"rendered":"
Jurgen Klopp has urged his Liverpool team to show up against Manchester United and \u2018do it for the people\u2019, but the German manager is wary of facing a backlash from Erik ten Hag\u2019s heavily-scrutinised side.<\/p>\n
The Reds enter the weekend as league leaders and are heavy favourites to beat bitter rivals United, who were eliminated from European football on Tuesday. But Klopp is keen to block out the \u2018noise\u2019 and not underestimate a side whose boss won November\u2019s manager of the month.<\/p>\n
\u2018It is a home game, it is for the people, we know what it means,\u2019 said Klopp, whose team lost a meaningless Europa League clash at Belgian league leaders Union Saint-Gilloise on Thursday. \u2018No-one would expect us not to care. We care a lot.<\/p>\n
\u2018We cannot go nuts before the game already. We have to start the game properly. There is space to improve in our football. One of our best games was against Aston Villa and they are obviously flying through the league. They had a problem against us, at least.<\/p>\n
\u2018I do not like all this talk around it (United). It is always like this. The more bad things people say about them, the stronger they will show up. That is always the case. I don\u2019t like that. We are in our own stadium, we have to create an atmosphere and go for them.\u2019<\/p>\n
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Jurgen Klopp has urged Liverpool to show up against Man United and \u2018do it for the people\u2019<\/p>\n
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However, he insisted he is wary of backlash from United after their European exit this week<\/p>\n
Klopp\u2019s desire for a good atmosphere will be boosted by the fact that the new top tier in the Anfield Road Stand will be open for the first time since its \u00a380million development. It means the attendance will be towards 57,000, with 4,000 seats – mainly hospitality – still to be finished.<\/p>\n
\u2018I don’t follow United closely enough to know exactly what the problem is there but I saw Ten Hag was manager of the month last month,\u2019 added Klopp. \u2018And they were the team in form in the last month so how can it be all wrong? I just don’t understand it.<\/p>\n
It’s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n \u2018We must play a football game against the historical rival of Liverpool at home at Anfield and that itself must make it a special game and that’s what I want to see from us, a special game. To really understand the situation and give your all, that’s all I need.\u2019<\/p>\n Klopp will be without several key men such as midfielder Alexis Mac Allister, who needed stitches in his knee after a nasty tackle at Sheffield United. The prognosis is worse than first feared but not a serious injury, with him likely to return in the next fortnight.<\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n Klopp’s side sit one point clear of Arsenal at top of the table after a strong start to the season<\/p>\n<\/p>\n