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Here are some more extensive quotes from Jürgen Klopp as filed by our man on Merseyside, Andy Hunter.
On Sean Cox, Klopp says he hopes to meet him on Sunday:
When it happened to Sean it was probably really the lowest point for me in my whole time at Liverpool because that is something that should not happen, in general, in life and it should not happen around a football game. It happened around a football game.
The love for Sean and his family have for this club and football I hope it gave him strength and power in his recovery time – we know it is not finished yet and there is a long way to go – but having that we can give him the opportunity to come back to watch a really big game, and he wants to do that, for me, coming from a low point, is one of my highlights since I’ve been here.
“I’m a big believer of fan power – in the stadium. That’s completely different. [The coach incident] was a senseless thing. If somebody at Man City is concerned still, then it’s our fault. Not that we did it all together, we all didn’t thrown the bottle or whatever it was, but it was one of us. That’s why we are responsible. All of us have to make sure that something like this will never happen again.
It’s long ago and since then nothing has happened. I don’t think it was Man City specific. After the punishment we got, we haven’t had a similar situation – the positive outcome of something like this. Actually, we used to enjoy that [the coach welcome], when we come in, it’s impressive. It’s a nice part of football, but if you overstep the line then it’s not allowed that you do it anymore. That’s how it is. 2.02pm GMT
It’s Der Klassiker this weekend, with Dortmund heading to Bayern for a 5.30pm GMT kick-off. Marcus Christenson sets the scene:
Bayern welcome Borussia Dortmund for the season’s first Klassiker and they do so in fourth. True, they are only four points behind the leaders, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and a single one behind Saturday’s opponents. Short term Bayern are surely able to recover from their rocky start but long term there is a question about where the club is heading.
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