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Jurgen Klopp has warned Liverpool to beware of a potential backlash from next opponents Leicester.

The Reds travel to the King Power a week on Monday, a fixture which was confirmed after the Foxes’ FA Cup exit at the hands of League One side Millwall on Saturday.

Premier League champions last season, Leicester are enduring a wretched campaign this time around. Claudio Ranieri’s men sit one place and one point above the relegation zone, with some reports suggesting the Italian’s job is under threat.

Liverpool won the return fixture 4-1 back in September, and will head into the game having beaten Spurs in their last outing.

But Klopp, whose players returned on Sunday from a five-day training camp in La Manga, has warned that they cannot underestimate their struggling opponents. Liverpool lost the corresponding game 2-0 last season.

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He said: “Of course, Leicester, it’s a difficult situation for them. They’re fighting for the league 100% now and maybe this is the moment they recognise there’s really nothing else to do in this season other than to stay in the league and be really concentrated.

“So we, if you want, could be the first team to face this ‘new’ Leicester. But it’s possible (to win).

“And then Arsenal is coming (to Anfield on March 4) and we all know how good they are, so it’s difficult yes, but it’s possible (to win) and that’s what I always say - as long as it’s possible let’s try to do it, let’s really try to do it. For this we need everybody in the best mood.”

Klopp was encouraged by what he saw against Spurs, with Liverpool recording their first Premier League win of 2017.

But memories of a dismal January, in which the Reds managed just one win from nine matches in all competitions, remain fresh.

“January was nothing we needed, but we had it,” Klopp said. “It was kind of an experience, kind of a reminder.

“Everything is good until the moment when it’s not that good anymore - (then) it’s not only not good anymore, it’s as bad as it ever was!

“I can understand that people feel like this, but it’s not real, it’s not true. The truth is that we always have a chance. I’ve said a few times, I’m not the best manager in the world but I’m really good at staying on track.

“Most of the time in my life I had to fight for other things that are not that valuable - staying in the league, try to survive somehow, as a player especially.

“Life was good but not because life was good, but because I gave life the chance to be good, even when the pressure was high. That’s what we could do.

“So, let’s use the experiences we made this year, let’s learn from it and yes, let’s be stronger after all these things. The future is still bright.

“This is a long-term project but that doesn’t mean we are not ambitious in this season. We are very, very (ambitious) to have the biggest success we can get, but we’ll only know at the end of the season what it is.”