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Jürgen Klopp on Atalanta analysis, Jota impact and Shaqiri role

Jürgen Klopp detailed his respect for Atalanta BC as he previewed Tuesday's Champions League meeting with the Serie A side at his pre-match press conference.

Having already beaten AFC Ajax and FC Midtjylland in Group D, the Reds next travel to Bergamo to face a team who reached the competition’s quarter-finals last season.

Before the flight to Italy this afternoon, Klopp took questions from the media and explained how his players will approach the challenge posed by Atalanta.

The boss also discussed Diogo Jota, Xherdan Shaqiri and much more – and you can read a summary, or watch the full briefing, below…

On the condition of his squad ahead of the game…

Naby [Keita] and Joel [Matip] trained yesterday fully.