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Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers will have been watching Liverpool’s Champions League implosion with glee, Reds boss Jurgen Klopp believes.

Ahead of City’s trip to Anfield this weekend, Rodgers will have been keeping a close eye on his former club as they took on Red Bull Salzburg on Wednesday night.

Liverpool looked to be heading for a comfortable win when they led 3-0 after 36 minutes, but Austrian champions Salzburg fought back to level proceedings by the hour before Mo Salah earned victory for the Reds.

Klopp criticised his side’s defending after the match and said Rodgers would be feeling confident that in-form Jamie Vardy could take advantage this weekend.

“I’m sure Brendan Rodgers will think if we defend like that against Leicester on Saturday, Jamie Vardy will run around our goalkeeper and score five times!” said Klopp.

“How do I explain that? The first 30 minutes were some of the best football I’ve seen at Liverpool so far, we had a clear identity and did everything they didn’t like at high speed.

“We scored three and could have scored more – but they changed their system, we changed our approach a little bit, and our defending didn’t make sense.

“It wasn’t the goals as such, they played some great football. But we gave the ball away for the first goal, the third goal, and the positioning was just rubbish!”

Klopp believes Salzburg have a similar style to City, allowing Liverpool to learn some lessons ahead of Saturday’s game, when the Premier League leaders will attempt to extend their 16-match winning run.

“[Salzburg] are a very good side, and it was never going to be a game where we could win 7-0 or anything like that – but after half an hour it looked that way!” he added.

“I am not often scared in football, but I couldn’t exclude the possibility of a win for them either.

“But we showed real character then, and I am the last one who will be surprised about that. That is why I wasn’t overly concerned even at 3-3 because I knew we would have moments again.

“We have a similar opponent on Saturday who are very dangerous, so we have to learn from this, and learn quickly. But we won the match, and that is what a group stage is all about.”