Jurgen Klopp has praised Mikel Arteta’s work since taking on at Arsenal, with the Liverpool boss stating that he sees similarities between the Spaniard’s tenure and his personal begin on Merseyside.
The Gunners have overcome a sluggish begin to the 2021-22 marketing campaign to emerge as top-four favourites, having embarked upon a five-game win streak matched by solely their rivals close to the summit.
Arteta has drawn reward for his dynamic type of soccer, and talking forward of the pair’s Premier League conflict on Wednesday, Klopp indicated he sees a kindred spirit in his fellow supervisor.
“I can’t even keep in mind their begin [to the season], I simply see them taking part in now,” the German acknowledged. “They’ve a transparent construction, clear concept, correctly tuned, possession-based, younger, stuffed with expertise and pleasure.
“When you undergo the line-up there’s an skilled striker after which three very thrilling younger boys after which a bit extra expertise within the double six after which a reasonably inexperienced backline and a younger goalkeeper, and that’s not with [Emile] Smith Rowe even in, after which on prime of the opposite guys, it’s attention-grabbing.
“Different groups is not going to prefer it as a result of it’s one other huge identify again on monitor however that’s the way it appears to be like
“There are similarities [to us], you’ll be able to say it like this, they’re an enormous membership and qualification for European soccer in the previous few years shouldn’t be precisely how they needed it.
“In the event that they get Champions League this 12 months, it’s going to really feel pretty much as good [as it did] for us the primary time. A step in the correct route, an thrilling crew.
“Arsenal followers, possibly since I used to be in England it was not at all times straightforward for them to take pleasure in. However they appear to be now and that’s precisely the way it ought to be.”
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Klopp will face a fortress when he travels to north London this week, with Arsenal having misplaced simply as soon as at residence within the Premier League since a gap weekend loss to Chelsea.
However he doesn’t but know whether or not he’ll have the ability to name upon Mohamed Salah following the latter’s damage in opposition to Brighton and Hove Albion, although the ahead’s situation is much less severe than feared.
“Mo is a tricky cookie,” he added. “We have been fairly fortunate with it. It was sore and painful, yesterday a bit much less swollen and fewer painful.
“Now I’ve acquired a message that Mo is able to practice and we are going to see how that appears.”