Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool boss believes 7-0 loss should galvanise Manchester United ahead of Anfield return

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp still remains wary of the old enemy despite last season's record-breaking 7-0 win over Manchester United; Watch Liverpool vs Man Utd on Super Sunday, live on Sky Sports from 4pm; kick-off 4.30pm

Friday 15 December 2023 14:21, UK

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has paid little attention to Manchester United's current troubles and believes the fact his side were one of the first to expose their weaknesses is of little relevance ahead of their mouth-watering Super Sunday encounter.

Erik ten Hag's side were humiliated 7-0 at Anfield by their arch-rivals in March in the largest defeat for either side in the clubs' 211-match history as United crumbled conceding three times in a seven-minute spell either side of half-time, shipping a further four in 22 minutes late on as the hosts ran riot.

Those deficiencies have been exploited by a number of other teams this season, though not quite to the same extent, with United having lost half of their 24 matches in all competitions to ramp up the pressure on Ten Hag.

But Klopp still remains wary of the old enemy, saying: «I never like when the headlines about United are not great before we play because it's like 'OK, then it is the game where they can put everything right'.

»The more bad things people say about them, the stronger they will show up. That is always the case. I don't like that.

«I don't follow United closely enough to know exactly what the problem is there, but I saw Erik ten Hag was manager of the month last month and saw they were the team in form in the last month so how can it be all wrong? I just don't understand it.

»The situation with Man United — and don't get me wrong — it's