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Jurgen Klopp has voiced his concerns about the state of the pitch as Liverpool gear up for the Premier League Asia Trophy.

Hong Kong has been battered by torrential downpours since the Reds touched down in the Far East on Monday.

Klopp was forced to abandon plans to train outside at the Mong Kok Stadium on Monday night as a waterlogged surface meant the players took part in a light session indoors instead.

There are fears about the surface at the Hong Kong Stadium which will host all four matches in the Asia Trophy which also involves Crystal Palace, Leicester City and West Brom.

Liverpool are scheduled to face Palace in the second semi-final on Wednesday but the forecast is for further heavy thunderstorms.

The last time the tournament was held in Hong Kong in 2013 it became a quagmire and was branded a “killer pitch” by then Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio.

“Yeah (it’s a worry),” Klopp said.

“What can I say? I’m a football manager, I’m interested in the game, I’m interested in the quality of the game and different things have influence on the quality.

“Players do of course, the pitch is very important, but if it’s bad we can’t change it. We’ll see how it is.

“It’s an outside sport so you have to adapt to the weather and for all teams it’s the same. I hope it’s okay.”

Around £3million has been spent at the Hong Kong Stadium since the debacle of 2013 to re-turf the pitch and install a new drainage system.

Hong Kong Football Association chairman Brian Leung Hung-tak said: “We think the new pitch can cope with much worse conditions than four years ago, but of course if it keeps raining the whole week when the event is on, there is not too much we can do but pray.”

The Premier League believe that the matches will go ahead as scheduled in front of 40,000 sell-out crowds.

A spokesman said: "We have inspected the surface daily for the last week and are confident in the pitch. The stadium operators have invested significantly in a new surface and drainage system that is of a good standard."