Hong Kong trip a step into the unknown admits Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp as teams arrive for Premier League Asia Trophy
The Reds manager has never been to Asia before
Klopp will be visiting Asia for the first time and said he had little idea what to expect.
“Let me go for the first time in my life to Asia, let me feel the circumstances, let me feel the temperature and all that stuff, so I have no idea. Then I can know what we can expect, not before then,” the German told the Liverpool Echo.
The last time the Asia Trophy was played in Hong Kong, non-stop rain meant it descended into farce, with managers branding the much-maligned Hong Kong Stadium pitch a “killer” surface and threatening to pull their teams out.
Thunderstorms, high heat and humidity are forecast this week, with officials at the Hong Kong Football Association praying a repeat of the worldwide negative headlines of 2013 will be avoided.
“All I can say is all the teams will have the same circumstances but we will see when we are there,” added Klopp.
