Klopp tips Liverpool over Man City for League Cup

"We can not change football in one game for the rest of our lives but we have a good chance to make them more problems than they have at this moment and I think that will be a good idea".

"If he wins his first Liverpool trophy after only four months at the club people will think he's a god", McManaman said.

"I always want to win all the trophies in which I participate because that is my mentality and it is the mentality of a big club".

Kompany has missed a number of games this season due to a persistent calf injury but returned to the team for City's 3-1 defeat of Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

"To play a final at Wembley creates a different atmosphere", he said. "There's no advantage - it's open", he said.

Tottenham are twice former winners of the UEFA Cup while Dortmund were beaten finalists on two occasions. This is the logical final. I think it will be a high-scoring game because they are two good attacking teams so I'm going to go for a 3-2 win for Liverpool.

Eliaquim Mangala, Jesus Navas and Wilfried Bony are all available for selection again, while cup goalkeeper Willy Caballero is expected to take over from Joe Hart. Kevin de Bruyne is making good progress on his knee injury, incurred on the way to the final against Everton, whilst Samir Nasri has taken part in light training and hopes to return soon following a troublesome lay-off with hamstring issues.

City though will start as outright favourites.

Ahead of Sunday's final, Klopp also rejected the notion that Man City have been distracted by the news that Pep Guardiola will replace Manuel Pellegrini as manager at season's end.

One of their key games in the run-in will be the home fixture against United's rivals, City, who they beat 4-1 at the Etihad previous year.

Further up the pitch, Klopp is likely to persist with a central midfield three of Emre Can, Jordan Henderson and James Milner, supplemented by the club's best three attackers, Daniel Sturridge, Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho.

Furthermore, the 24-year-old has scored five goals and has made five assists, while Sterling has netted five times but only created three goals for team-mates.

The last eight meetings in all competitions between these sides have produced 32 goals, with both teams finding the net in each match.

Liverpool will go into the game on the back of a 1-0 win against Augsburg in the Europa League sealing their place in the round of 16 against Manchester United.

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