Klopp: ‘Not a joy’ to play against this Man United team

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is fully prepared for another war of attrition against Manchester United at Anfield but hopes he has devised a plan to make the breakthrough.

The arch-rivals meet on Sunday with United looking to maintain their record of having not lost on the ground since 2013, although the fact their last two encounters have been goalless draws with Jose Mourinho’s side having 38 and 35 per cent possession respectively says much about the type of games they were. You can read about every game between Klopp and Mourinho here.

Should this game fail to produce a winner it will be the first time there has been three successive league draws between the pair at Anfield.

The omens do not look good as Liverpool have failed to score in only seven of 60 home league games under Klopp and United have been responsible for three.

But Klopp does not subscribe to the notion that this United side, which went into the weekend 16 points adrift of their north-west neighbours, are in such poor form that they can be rolled over.

“I don’t know what other teams make of our situation but we never thought before a game, because we had a few good results at home in the past, it will be easier next game,” he said.

“That is not the mood you can win football games. It’s a typical situation.

“It was not a joy for us to play against them having this quality on the other side and then having the ball constantly all the time and trying to have an idea to go around,” he said of his previous meetings with United at Anfield.

“The boys tried everything but it didn’t work out. We all have plan for the game, no problem with that. We have a few injuries but apart from that it is all positive.

“From the other side it looks like it is not the best mood, (United) lost the last Champions League game. You all prepare to make it easier for United in that situation but we have to be angry on Sunday and we will be.

“We fight for our points. We don’t solve problems for others, we have our own problems and our own targets and we go for them.”

Liverpool have taken 30 points out of a possible 78 against United at home in the Premier League and have not managed a goal in any of the past three league meetings.

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