Klopp says he would win Sunday’s Community Shield against Man City

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has played down his side’s struggles in pre-season as they prepare for Sunday’s Community Shield against Manchester City. The Reds’ 3-0 defeat by Napoli at Murrayfield was their fourth successive pre-season game without a win.

“I don’t want to find excuses before we play [City] but we had a completely different pre-season. We played it without six players. From a freshness point of view, the games came at the wrong moment.” said Klopp.