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Jurgen Klopp has hailed Roberto De Zerbi as a ‘top coach’ and said the Italian’s Brighton team are ‘super interesting to watch’, ahead of Liverpool’s clash with the south-coast club on Sunday.
De Zerbi, of course, is also in the running to occupy Klopp’s seat next season. The German will depart the club after this campaign and Xabi Alonso ruled himself out of the running to replace him this afternoon, leaving Sporting’s Ruben Amorim and De Zerbi as the top contenders.
That means Sunday will be somewhat of an audition for De Zerbi at Anfield. And Klopp has talked up the Seagulls, a bogey team for Liverpool in recent years. Since De Zerbi took over at the Amex Stadium, his side have beaten the Reds twice and drawn the other two meetings.
‘We know how difficult it is against Brighton,’ said Klopp. ‘Roberto is doing
