Daily Mail

WE CAN DO DOUBLE, SAYS MO

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expensive player. Klopp said of Neymar: ‘When I saw a few games at the World Cup I know people were talking about that when it looked like he made more of a situation than it was. For me that is a completely normal reaction because players were really going for him and he wants to protect himself. ‘We don’t go for him against us. We play football and we want to win the ball. We try to avoid passes to him, try to avoid him winning challenges. I am not sure if it is 100 per cent possible to avoid his qualities. I am pretty sure it is not. ‘He is a fantastic footballer, an outstandin­g player.’ There is little doubt that Neymar poses a huge threat to Liverpool’s ambitions of repeating their achievemen­t of last season, when they reached the final in Kiev. But the squad are confident ahead of the Group C opener at Anfield and Mohamed Salah has targeted a League and European double. In an interview with France Football, Salah said: ‘Last season, we eliminated Manchester City, then Roma. Each time it was incredible matches. We played against teams that claimed the title, and we still managed to reach the final. ‘So, of course we can do it again. I’m sure we can win it. You can even win both, the Champions League and the Premier League title. I do not want to put pressure on you, but yes, anything is possible!’ PSG manager Thomas Tuchel said: ‘You can never feel comfortabl­e against Jurgen’s teams. You can never feel comfortabl­e at Anfield. This atmosphere can bring the best from us.’

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