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Liverpool are best team I've played against, says Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: Georginio Wijnaldum of Liverpool (CL) is put under pressure from Steven Davis of Southampton (CR) during the Premier Le
Image: Liverpool were held to a goalless draw at Southampton

Southampton midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg says Liverpool are the best team he has ever played against.

The Denmark international has played some of the giants of the Bundesliga and some of the Premier League big boys - but he reckons Jurgen Klopp's men are a class apart.

Southampton held on for a 0-0 draw at St Mary's - Liverpool dominated the match but did not manage to breach Fraser Forster's goal.

"I played in Germany against Bayern Munich and Dortmund, I played against Manchester City in the Champions League, but I must say this is maybe the best team I have ever played against," Hojbjerg told the Saints website.

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Southampton 0-0 Liverpool

"It's not only that they move the ball quickly. They also have fast players, and with the ball they are very good one against one.

Rain covers the glasses of Liverpool's German manager Jurgen Klopp as he applauds the fans following the English Premier League football match between Sout
Image: Rain covers the glasses of Liverpool's German manager Jurgen Klopp as he applauds the fans

"It's unbelievable how they move, how they stand, how they work together - it's like a symphony."

With an off-target Charlie Austin header the best opportunity Claude Puel's men could muster on a stormy afternoon, Hojbjerg was ultimately pleased to take a share of the spoils.

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"As always, the best is to win, but against a fantastic team like Liverpool you have to realise that a point is a fantastic result," he added.

"We should be happy with the one point, but it's not that I say this is not our level. We can come up here and we have something to say up here and we showed that today."

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