Liverpool are ready for Atletico’s antics at Anfield – Jurgen Klopp

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will warn his players again about Atletico Madrid's gamesmanship but admits this time he will not be forced into protecting them against red cards. In the first leg of their last-16 Champions League 1-0 defeat in the Wanda Metropolitano, Klopp substituted Sadio Mane as he feared he would be dismissed after being targeted by Atletico. Klopp felt he had no option but to remove Mane at half-time as he wanted to keep the tie alive but knows he cannot afford to hold back at Anfield and expects his players – and Dutch official Danny Makkelie – to handle a repeat of the visitors anticipated antics.

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