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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp hails 'world-class' Manchester United star
LIVERPOOL boss Jurgen Klopp has heaped praise on Henrikh Mkhitaryan as the pair meet in the Premier League for the first time.
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Klopp signed the Armenian international when they were at Borussia Dortmund.
Last season, they came together when Liverpool met Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
Mkhitaryan missed the corresponding goalless fixture in October through injury.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Jurgen Klopp at Borussia Dortmund
But Klopp is well aware of the danger the 27-year-old will pose his side on Sunday (4pm)
He said: "Henrikh Mkhitaryan combines skills at the highest tempo. Good finisher, good attitude, good worker.
"Can play different positions and he is a world-class player, no doubt.”
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