Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp revealed why he turned down the chance to sign Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp has a inside knowledge of Arsenal’s major attacking weapons. Five years ago, Klopp signed Arsenal’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Shakhtar Donetsk for Borussia Dortmund but turned down the chance to sign him for Liverpool. “I had that player,” Klopp said of Mkhitaryan when Manchester United signed the playmaker back in 2016. “If you have had players, you know more about them. You want to learn about other players. That is how it is. ‘I knew quite early that he was going this way (to Old Trafford). There was absolutely no reason for me to jump in there. That is not how we work. “We didn’t look for players we had already worked with. If you do that, you know their good, their bad and you wonder whether you will do it again. “It’s not boring but you know everything about each other so how can you develop? Where is the next step? Where is the next push for development? ‘We could have gone for a lot of players. But, first of all, you have to think: what do I need?” Arsenal to face Liverpool at the Emirates on Saturday evening for their Premier League clash.

Arsenal had training session ahead of Liverpool game (PHOTOS)