Klopp tells defence to silence their critics

Arsenal travel to Liverpool on Sunday afternoon in a matchup that is known to produce goals. 

Jurgen Klopp has faced Arsene Wenger's side three times in the Premier League and those matches have seen 17 goals.

There are question marks over both team's back lines ahead of the heavyweight clash at Anfield, with each side conceding three goals in their opening games of the new campaign. 

Liverpool conceded late on to draw 3-3 with Watford and a dramatic late comeback for Arsenal saw them beat Leicester 4-3.

If the statistics are anything to go by, it will be an entertaining match up but both managers will be keen to stop leaking goals.

Klopp and Jordan Henderson have commented on the defensive issues, with the German manager saying:

 'If you don't work together, you will concede. I don't think the way we play is that offensive that we should give easy goals away.

'I respect defending and we work 100 per cent on it. But for sure a big part of the game is scoring goals also. It is only possible, though, if you are stable and we are working on that. It's not perfect but we feel we are in a good way.'

Meanwhile, Henderson said, 'we aren't just an attacking team. We like to defend just as well. I think we play with intelligence.'

The Liverpool captain also claimed that the future of star man Philippe Coutinho, who has handed in a transfer request in order to push through a move to Barcelona, is the last thing on his team-mates minds.

He added, 'It's easy. Whatever happens with players coming in and going out, you stick together as a team and focus on what's important, which is playing well.

'We haven't spoken about [Coutinho]. We have just continued to get on with the job as normal. We have started pretty well and hopefully we can now kick on against Arsenal.'

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