Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has admitted that the arrival of Norwegian striker Erling Haaland at Manchester City made the task of winning the English Premier League title very difficult.
Liverpool’s crowning of the ‘Premier League’ title in the 2020 season was the first in three decades and has violated City’s dominance of the Premier League for the past five years.
But the men of the Spanish coach Pep Guardiola, twice a little higher than Liverpool, in 2019 and last season.
On Saturday, the German manager’s men receive City rivals for the first time this season and are 13 points behind the defending champion, as Liverpool occupy 11th place in the worst start in ten years, but have played a game less than City, second in the standings, by one point at Arsenal.
Norway’s Klopp described Halland, 22, who has scored 20 goals in 12 games, as “the best striker in the world”, while his Uruguayan striker, Darwin Nunes, suffers from a fictitious deal to adapt to the red team.
And Klopp said during a press conference on Friday, “Nobody can compete with City. You have the best team in the world and you have the strongest forward on the market. Whatever you need, do it.”
The German coach pointed out that only 3 clubs in the world of football can do what they want economically, according to the global website “Gol”.
Klopp did not name the three clubs, but seemed to be referring to Emirati-owned Manchester City and Qatar-owned Paris Saint-Germain.
But, on the other hand, he made specific reference to Newcastle United, whose ownership was transferred last year to the Saudi Investment Fund, led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in a deal worth £ 300 million (£ 370 million). dollars).
Klopp said: “I have heard now that someone in Newcastle (sporting director Dan Ashworth) said there was no roof for this club.
He continued: “Yes ..! He is right. He is absolutely right. There is no ceiling for Newcastle. Congratulations, but some other clubs have limits!”, Second “Goal”.
Haaland moved from Borussia Dortmund, Germany after paying the $ 60 million penalty clause, while the Nunes deal was higher, knowing that Haaland’s transfer total could reach $ 212 million. with the calculation of expenses, bonuses and salaries of agents.
Klopp has admired the “crazy” Haaland since his clash with former Austrian side Salzburg in the 2019 Champions League: “Even when he was very young, you can see his potential was insane. We were already busy thinking about him. is it possible he was stopped? He scored in anyway “.
The German coach added: “Physically he set new standards. The combination of physical and technical strength, his remarkable awareness and his positioning on the pitch was exceptional.”
While Liverpool’s 3-1 win over City in the Community Shield in August heralded the possibility of another fierce competition this season, Liverpool have fallen dramatically since then.
City have not lost in 13 league and Champions League games, while Liverpool have won the league twice in 8 games.
