Waching daily Apr 3 2018

Jurgen Klopp knows Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City stars have all the attributes.

City are romping towards the Premier League title and can win it in Saturday's derby

with Manchester United.

But first, Guardiola's side will take on top-flight rivals Liverpool in their Champions

League quarter-final first-leg at Anfield on Wednesday.

Klopp knows Liverpool's European opponents boost some 'extraordinary' qualities and

he has pinpointed what has made City so successful this season.

He said: "His teams are always excellently positioned.

He always has great teams which make excellent decisions.

"Positioning is important, but this is not witchcraft, it is not unusual just because

the wing-backs come inside,

but when the players are in position they move every millisecond in order to be available,

and when they are, that's when the individual quality of the player becomes important, and

they control the ball correctly.

"So they are already well positioned on the pitch, they know what is going on around them,

they are very well orientated and they can pass the ball into the next area.

"That's what makes them extraordinary.

And whenever they can't pass they use their pace in order to progress further up.

"And then the space on the wing is free.

When you have one good player in the middle, or three or four good players, you need to

know how to defend well.

"Then, boom, you move the ball to the wings and an incredibly fast player runs towards

the goalline and crosses the ball into the penalty area.

That's a real challenge, for sure.

"It's actually a mix of Pep's skills regarding these aspects and, of course, the extraordinary

skills of his players."

Liverpool host City this week in their first-leg tie before the return tie at the Etihad next

Tuesday.