Klopp Respects Wenger Even More

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says his respect for Arsene Wenger has increased after experiencing the Premier League first hand.

The German manager says that he held Wenger in high esteem before his moved to the Premier League, however after witnessing firsthand the rigours of juggling international football with the physicality of the English game Klopp has a new found respect for the man who has maintained a Champions League place for 19 years.

He said ‘My respect goes up day by day because it’s really intensive to work in the Premier League, especially in a team with international matches (for their players) too.

‘He had always my biggest respect but now it’s a little bit bigger since I’m here. That’s really a brilliant job he’s done – 19-and-a-half years.

‘He’s a high-quality manager, one of the best in the world for sure. This long period, it’s really rare that you can do this but he did. He’s a football maniac, in the best (sense of the word).

‘It was always a challenge to play against him and again a challenge that I’m looking forward to.’