The last two English teams in the Champions League will play each other in the quarter-finals, while Real Madrid were paired with Juventus
Whatever the forthcoming double-header brings, few anticipate defensive, cagey affairs.
“The good thing is we know more about Manchester City than we could know about any other team we could have faced,” said Klopp.
“From our point of view we played one and a quarter really good games until we were a man down. City knows that as well. It is not that they thought we want to have Liverpool, so that is all good. One thing is sure it will be two very intense games.
“When you think about the draw and you get the team around the corner where you can go by bus, you don’t want it. Everybody is a little like this. They didn’t want us. We all know about that. Our record is not too bad against City. We are not the team they love to play constantly, let me say it like this.
“City is obviously one of the strongest teams in the competition but we want to go to the next round so it is not our job to decide how we go there , to take this easy team which I didn’t find and then another one and then you are in a final. And in the final for sure you have to play whichever world class team and now we have to play a world class team in the quarter-finals.”
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The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League has been made in Nyon.
Premier League leaders Manchester City have been drawn against English rivals Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Liverpool and City are England’s last remaining representatives after Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham crashed out in the round of 16.
City secured their place in the last eight by beating Basel, having won the away leg 4-0, but then lost 2-1 at home in the second leg.
Liverpool saw off Porto in the round of 16, which also saw an impressive away performance with a 5-0 victory at the Estadio do Dragao ahead of a routine goalless draw at Anfield.
Here is the Uefa Champions League quarter-final draw in full
Barcelona vs As Roma Sevilla vs Bayern Munich Juventus vs Real Madrid Liverpool vs Manchester City
Anfield will host the first leg of the quarter-final tie, which will be played on April 3 or 4 with the second leg to be held on April 10 or 11.
Elsewhere in Friday's quarter-final draw, holders Real Madrid were handed a tie against Italian giants Juventus, who beat Tottenham in the last round.
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La Liga leaders Barcelona will play Roma, while the reward for Sevilla's victory over Manchester United was a date against Bayern Munich of Germany.
Fixtures
First legs
April 3: Sevilla vs Bayern, Juventus vs Real Madrid
April 4: Barcelona vs Roma, Liverpool vs Manchester City
Second legs
April 10: Roma vs Barcelona, Manchester City vs Liverpool
April 10: Bayern Munich vs Sevilla, Real Madrid vs Juventus
Additional reporting by the Press Association
Premier League leaders Manchester City have been drawn against English rivals Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
City secured their place in the last eight by beating Basel, having won the away leg 4-0, but then lost 2-1 at home in the second leg.
Liverpool saw off Porto in the round of 16, which also saw an impressive away performance with a 5-0 victory at the Estadio do Dragao ahead of a routine goalless draw at Anfield.
Anfield will host the first leg of the quarter-final tie, which will be played on April 3 or 4 with the second leg to be held on April 10 or 11.
The two English clubs have already played each other twice in the Premier League this season.
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Manchester City romped to a 5-0 home win during September, with Gabriel Jesus and Leroy Sane both scoring twice after Sadio Mane had been sent off.
Liverpool, though, gained revenge at Anfield in January when they inflicted what so far has been the only Premier League defeat for City, who were beaten 4-3 with two late goals adding some respectability to the final scoreline.
Elsewhere in Friday's quarter-final draw, holders Real Madrid were handed a tie against Italian giants Juventus, who beat Tottenham in the last round.
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La Liga leaders Barcelona will play Roma, while the reward for Sevilla's victory over Manchester United was a date against Bayern Munich of Germany.
