DE ROSSI: I’M CRAZY FOR KLOPP

ROMA’S Daniele De Rossi admits he thought Manchester City would beat Liverpool – and that he is “crazy” about Jurgen Klopp. The Serie A side produced a huge shock by knocking Barcelona out in the quarter-finals. They will now get the chance to gain revenge on the Reds for defeat in the 1984 final. Captain De Rossi (left) said: “We have seen the draw and it changes little who you get – at this stage all the teams are strong.

“Liverpool have pulled off a similar achievement to ours by beating City, who, for me, were the favourites.

“They have a coach (Klopp), who I am crazy about – we are worried, but that is right. It was the same with Shakhtar and Barcelona. They’re a team that play good football, but we’re convinced we’ll have a chance.

“If you had said to us at the start of the season, we would reach the semi-finals, I would not have been very honestly confident.

“But I knew we were strong and that we would have taken in the coach’s ideas in Serie A. To get to this point, usually reserved for big teams, I did not really believe it.”