Austrian champions arrive in dazzling scoring form but German is confident a ‘European reunion’ will buoy his
Liverpool sideAnfield hosts its 100th game at the elite level of European competition on Wednesday and Jürgen Klopp envisages a wild one. He also expects RB Salzburg to discover why, as
Barcelona and many others can testify, Liverpool represent “the most uncomfortable opponent you can face”.
Klopp mentioned Barcelona without prompting as he savoured the prospect of Liverpool’s first home game in the
Champions League since that unforgettable semi-final second leg on 7 May. The soon-to-be European champions turned Anfield wild that night by making the seemingly impossible possible. Salzburg’s visit may be tame in comparison but the arrival of the free-scoring Austrian champions promises to create another frenzied occasion.