Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp relishing joust with ‘football maniac’ Arsene Wenger

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has expressed his admiration for “football maniac” Arsene Wenger ahead of the Reds’ clash with Arsenal tonight.

Wenger’s Gunners visit Anfield as the Premier League leaders at the start of a year which marks the 20th anniversary of the Frenchman’s arrival in north London.

English football’s longest-serving boss was already held in high esteem by the man who will line up in the opposite dugout, but Klopp’s appreciation of Wenger’s work has only grown since he joined him in the division back in October.