Klopp: No mercy for Wenger

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Jurgen Klopp manager of Borussia Dortmund looks on during a Borussia Dortmund press conference, ahead of the UEFA Champions League Group D match against Arsenal, at Emirates Stadium on November 25, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Jurgen Klopp manager of Borussia Dortmund looks on during a Borussia Dortmund press conference, ahead of the UEFA Champions League Group D match against Arsenal, at Emirates Stadium on November 25, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)

Published Nov 26, 2014

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 London - Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp insists he will show no mercy to under-fire Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger on Wednesday night, despite his side’s early qualification for the Champions League knockout stages.

The Germans can cement their place at the top of Group D with a point but Klopp, whose side are a lowly 16th in the Bundesliga, wants to compound Arsenal’s misery, insisting Dortmund will not go easy on the north London club.

The German coach, who is tipped as a contender to replace Wenger at the Emirates Stadium if and when the Frenchman finally leaves, has problems of his own given his side’s poor league form.

But Klopp says the growing pressure on Wenger after a run of poor results is of little concern to him as he tries to awaken his own side from their domestic slumber.

‘I don’t know so much about the situation of Arsenal and British football,’ he said.

‘I don’t know what the people think here. My plan is not for us to take our foot off the gas. In our situation we need each game to get more stability.

‘We have to use the game tomorrow for the Bundesliga.

‘We need stability, that is our big problem.

‘If we can play very good against Arsenal, it will help us for the Bundesliga.’

Klopp also insisted he was not planning a move to England, despite growing speculation that he will be a Premier League manager in the not too distant future.

He had been quoted as saying that his next move would be to England, but he said on Tuesday: ‘I don’t think about my future at this moment.

‘The only other language I speak is English and for my type of coaching, I need the language.

‘But not now, I don’t know when. I don’t plan things like this. Sometimes timing is very important but I have unfinished business with Dortmund in this moment.

‘This is a really big challenge. I feel maximum responsibility for it (our league position). It is easy to feel responsible for winning. It is much more difficult to handle this feeling now.’

Daily Mail

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