Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp said that the outstanding Norwegian striker Erling Haaland is an "ideal player" for his club, Manchester City, the English Premier League football club, and that Liverpool will have to work to reduce his danger next Sunday, when the two teams meet at Anfield.
Haaland made a tremendous performance at the beginning of his career with City, and scored 20 goals in 13 games in all competitions since joining the team of coach Pep Guardiola, coming from Borussia Dortmund at the end of last season.
"When you play against the best striker in the world right now, you have to make sure he doesn't get too many balls," Klopp told reporters.
"That's what we will try to do, but the problem with City is that if you close the field to Haaland with too many players, you will open the door to other world-class players. So, this will not make things easier. It is a challenge. This is a football dilemma and we will work to find a solution." to her".
Klopp praised Haaland, saying the 22-year-old possesses a rare combination of physical and technical skills and abilities.
The German coach added, "His (Haaland) abilities in ending attacks are exceptional, and his movements also indicate intelligence; his abilities in general are extraordinary."
Klopp explained that "there are so many factors that a striker needs. In City, there are a number of the best players around him who prepare goals for him."
Liverpool occupies the tenth place among the twenty English Premier League teams with 10 points from 8 matches, 13 points behind the second-placed City, which has played 9 matches so far.
Klopp's team plays next Sunday's match against City, after it crushed Rangers 7-1 in the Champions League earlier this week, thanks to the fastest hat-trick in the history of the tournament, signed by Egyptian Mohamed Salah, who played in the center of the attack, instead of From Darwin Nunez against the Scottish team.
Klopp also praised his Brazilian international Roberto Firmino, who scored twice in the team's last game.
Klopp added: "Currently Manchester City is the best team in the world, but we will try to rely on the huge support of the fans at Anfield."