Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has heaped praise on his German compatriot Ralf Rangnick, predicting that his likely arrival at Manchester United would not be good news for other teams in the Premier League.
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Rangnick, who has previously coached the likes of Schalke 04, Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig and is currently head of sports and development at Lokomotiv Moscow, is said to be close to being appointed as interim manager at Old Trafford.
"Unfortunately a good coach is coming to England and Man United. He famously built two clubs from nowhere. United will be organised, which is not good news," said Klopp on Friday, as he pondered how Liverpool's biggest rivals might fare under Rangnick.
Klopp added that the 63-year-old was highly regarded among coaches back home and had done an "incredible" job at all the clubs he had led in Germany.
Liverpool, who swept past Arsenal, face a stern test on Saturday against a Southampton side who have won three of their last five games in the league to move into 13th, on 14 points from 12 games.
Liverpool are third in the table, four points behind leaders Chelsea.
Klopp added that Liverpool needed to concede fewer goals to stay in the title race and had to strike a better balance between attack and defence.
"It's not a crazy number (11 goals conceded) for a team around the top of the table, but we concede too many, that's why we need to be a well-balanced team," he said.
Australian Associated Press