Real Madrid star agrees with Virgil van Dijk over 'disappointing' Liverpool claim

Arne Slot has an accidental to bash what Jurgen Klopp ne'er managed arsenic Liverpool manager and decision Real Madrid but the reigning champions cognize what they are facing astatine Anfield

Thibaut Courtois says Real Madrid are alert that Liverpool volition beryllium hopeless for revenge erstwhile they look disconnected again successful the Champions League astatine Anfield tonight.

The Reds failed to bushed the reigning European champions erstwhile during Jurgen Klopp ’s clip successful complaint - including 2 finals - with Virgil van Dijk describing the grounds arsenic "very disappointing."

And portion Courtois has been impressed by Arne Slot ’s broadside truthful acold - they pb the Premier League by 8 points and are the lone squad near successful the Champions League with a 100% winning grounds - helium knows this clash volition mean adjacent more.

“Liverpool is simply a squad with a caller manager aft galore years with Klopp,” the erstwhile Chelsea No1 said. “Now with Arne Slot it is simply a precise dynamic, violative team, with a batch of pressure, a batch of attacks, bully counterattacks and a batch of velocity up front.

“Playing astatine Anfield for them is simply a plus. They volition surely beryllium precise keen connected america due to the fact that they mislaid the last successful Paris and the circular of 16 successful 2023. They volition privation that small revenge and we anticipation to win.”

Real brag Carlo Ancelotti volition beryllium without a big of cardinal players owing to injuries. Star attacker Vinicius Jr wounded a hamstring past play and joins Aurelien Tchouameni, David Alaba and Eder Militao connected the sidelines.

Liverpool stay without Alisson Becker, Federico Chiesa, Diogo Jota and Harvey Elliott, portion Trent Alexander-Arnold is simply a large doubt.

But skipper Van Dijk has already outlined helium has an added furniture of information due to the fact that of the past shortcomings against the La Liga giants.

"To beryllium perfectly honorable with you, I don't request substance (of revenge) to beryllium perfectly ready, but it's the Champions League, it's a monolithic game, a beauteous fixture for the neutral and we privation to beryllium connected apical and travel retired of it with a win," Van Dijk said successful his pre-match property conference..

"Listen, the information is that I person ne'er beaten them. That grounds is simply a precise disappointing stat truthful it's down to betterment and getting acceptable for a large 1 and I americium looking guardant to it."

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