And Matthaus believes the Reds can pull off an upset by beating City, before going on to claim defensive recruitments are needed in order to be title contenders next year.
“Liverpool is not afraid to play against Manchester City,” said Matthaus. “They showed weeks ago how you can win against Manchester City.
“They have a good offence, they work better in the defence and this is the key to win titles.”
He added: “Maybe City has more money but I know the mentality of Klopp, I know the mentality of his team. They work very hard.
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Lothar Matthaus is confident Jurgen Klopp can lead Liverpool to the Premier League title
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Liverpool handed Manchester City their only league defeat of the season back in January
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“He has to find one or two more players, especially in the defence, to be better in the competition.
“Like Guardiola in his first season he had a very good offence then he invested a lot of money in the defence, and you see the difference now – they are 16 points ahead of Man United.
“That is a lot. That is the reason he bought many players in the defence, they are much better now.”