Klopp happy as long as Rodgers doesn’t ‘want his house back’

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has joked that he is “fine” with Brendan Rodgers returning to the Premier League as long as he doesn’t “want his house back”.

Rodgers looks to be on his way out of Celtic in the ‘next 24 hours’ after opening talks with Leicester.

The Reds manager moved into Rodgers’ Formby home after replacing him at Anfield in 2015 and Klopp hopes the Northern Irishman doesn’t end up at Everton.

Klopp told reporters: “As long as he doesn’t go to Everton I am fine as he would want his house back but Leicester is too far for that!”

“It’s not an easy situation for Celtic – I have heard of it and there must be some rumours if I’m aware – but wherever he goes I wish him well.”

On Liverpool fighting for results, Klopp added: “My job is to help the players perform on the highest level.

“Everyone saw at United we were confident and we were much better when all of United’s players were on the pitch but the game changed completely.

“The open game and we were better. It changed and we were still in charge and gave nothing away. That is important.

“The new awareness of Liverpool has changed a lot of things but we’ve always had solutions in the games.

“Imagine we hadn’t lost at City, it was millimetres. In the United game there was a clear penalty situation.

“It could have been different but the boys fight for the results.”