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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp relishing Huddersfield clash friend David Wagner

BIRKENHEAD, ENGLAND - JULY 08: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp arrives for a Pre-Season Friendly match between Tranmere Rovers and Liverpool at Prenton Park
Image: Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp and Huddersfield's David Wagner face each other for the first time as managers on Wednesday

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is looking forward to facing his long-term friend David Wagner when Liverpool play Huddersfield on Wednesday.

Wagner, who was best man at Klopp's wedding, was Borussia Dortmund's U23 coach for four years under Klopp before becoming Huddersfield's head coach in November 2015.

"We worked for a few years together," Klopp told Liverpool's official website.

"He is an experienced manager and has done a really good job up until now.

"He made a big impact, I heard, when he went to Huddersfield. It changed a lot and that's really good."

Klopp also expects Huddersfield to provide stern opposition for the Reds in their last game before they embark on a pre-season tour of the USA.

Huddersfield manager David Wagner
Image: 'Best-man' Wagner worked with Klopp at Borussia Dortmund

He added: "I know a few [Huddersfield] players because they have brought in a few German players and I managed two of them in the past. They are a really good team, for sure.

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"Playing against a Championship team in a pre-season game is really difficult because they are really hot.

"They are greedy, they are ambitious and sometimes, maybe sometimes, it's one of the best games in their whole year - so no big pressure and only opportunity."

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