Atletico Madrid visit leaves Jurgen Klopp reflecting on 'strange 18 months'

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp during a training session at the AXA Training Centre, Kirkby.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp can finally look forward to hosting Atletico Madrid, 20 months on from their last meeting at Anfield.

When the two last met on Merseyside in March 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic was just starting to take a grip on the world and their Champions League quarter-final second-leg tie ended up being the last match played in England for more than three months, as football was shut down.