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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insists the gruelling demands of English football won’t force him to change his playing style.

The German takes charge of his fifth game in the space of 14 days when the Reds face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

A hectic schedule as Liverpool compete on four fronts this term - coupled with the absence of a winter break - has raised doubts about whether Klopp can replicate the kind of “high octane” football his Borussia Dortmund side was famous for.

However, Klopp is convinced he won’t need to alter his approach over the coming months as he backed his squad to cope with the physical demands expected of them.

“Yes, we always had a winter break in Germany, but having no break here isn’t a problem,” Klopp said.

“It’s all about timing in the games. We don’t want to be chasing the ball around for 90 minutes because we want to have the ball more often. So that’s different.

“If we lose the ball and if we decide to go quicker for counter-pressing then it’s a short wait, not a long wait. It’s a fast way to get the ball back, it’s not high intensity.

“You all speak about the intensity of English football but here you have no winter break. What happens at Christmas here is that usually we play this day and then again and again. There is no power, no aggression because of all the games.

“But the players here are fit enough to play this way. Of course we need the whole squad and we need some luck with keeping players healthy.

“If not you have to try to find other solutions. But this schedule isn’t a problem in terms of the style we play.

“We don’t want to run, I’d prefer that we run 116km, rather than 121km. The right way is what we’re learning at this moment. We just need to do more work with the players, no problem.”

Simon Mignolet, Mamadou Sakho, Alberto Moreno, Emre Can and Philippe Coutinho will all return against Chelsea after being rested for the midweek Capital One Cup win over Bournemouth.

Martin Skrtel, Lucas Leiva and Adam Lallana are also likely to start after only making cameo roles against the Cherries. Striker Christian Benteke has been passed fit to lead the line so Divock Origi is set to drop to the bench.