Klopp: Hit City hard

not, then somebody should do something.”

City are alleged to have circumvented the regulations by manipulating contracts with sponsors to increase the club’s revenue.

Klopp added: “It’s really difficult to comment, but what I can say in general is that FFP is a really good thing. But we always thought that.”

Liverpool insist their owners Fenway Sports Group are not looking to sell up. Reports in America claimed principal owner John W Henry had begun a “quiet process” to cash in on the Reds eight years after buying them for £300million. The New York Post say Henry, who also owns the Boston Red Sox, wants £1.5billion.

But a Liverpool spokesperson said: “This club is not for sale.”