This archive report was first published on 4 October 2019.
On October 4, 2019, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp spoke about Brendan Rodgers' return to Anfield as an opposition manager.
Almost four years after being sacked by Liverpool, Rodgers will bring his high-flying Leicester City to Merseyside for a top-of-the-table encounter.
"The reception will be good, from my side and from the supporters I think as well, but still it is not a friendly game and that's what we want to make sure," Klopp said at his pre-match conference.
Leicester City head into the weekend after a 5-0 victory over Newcastle United at the King Power Stadium last Sunday.
Liverpool are top of the table with a perfect seven wins out of seven Premier League matches this season and are on a winning run of 16 consecutive league matches.
Klopp praised Rodgers for the job he was doing at Leicester, who are third in the Premier League table, seven points behind Liverpool.
"It looks like, 100 per cent. It looks like. There is no difference to other top-six teams apart from maybe the name," Klopp said about Leicester's potential to challenge for a spot in the top four.
"Of course, it is not forbidden to show up in the top four," he added. "There are no reservations made and everyone who is ready for that will fight for it. And they will fight for it until the end."
