Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says only the bravest will survive a potentially “classic” Champions League quarter-final as he vowed to go for the jugular against Manchester City.

Klopp, like counterpart Pep Guardiola, will not stray from his idealistic attacking principles, insisting a front-foot approach is the only means of success against the future Premier League champions.

“When you have the ball, you have to be really brave and use your skills – and the skills of my boys are not too bad,” said Klopp.

“It’s difficult to be brave against them because you can suffer. Pep couldn’t play the football he plays without his players. That’s clear. I couldn’t play the football I play without my players.

“If you are, I don’t know, West Brom, you cannot be brave against Manchester City because you cannot attack them high or they run through you like a warm knife through butter. You have no chance. You need to have a plan for your players and then it is a mix of quality and character.”