Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has admitted that he will need to take a ‘closer look’ at Red Bull Salzburg and Genk after the Reds were drawn with the Austrians and Belgians alongside perennial opponents Napoli in the 2019/20 Champions League draw.
Liverpool faced Napoli at this stage of the competition last season, as well as in pre-season friendlies this summer and last. But Red Bull Salzburg and Genk are new prospects that Klopp insists will not be taken lightly by the reigning European champions.
“I don’t know how often I’ve now played against Napoli, but they’re obviously a very experienced side,” Klopp said in response to Thursday evening’s draw, via LiverpoolFC.