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Tom Cavilla

Alberto Moreno compares Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp with Unai Emery as 'obsessed' admission made

Former Liverpool defender Alberto Moreno believes Jurgen Klopp and Unai Emery are 'similar' coaches.

The Spanish full-back spent five years at Anfield before signing for Villarreal in the summer of 2019 on a free transfer.

During his spell with the Yellow Submarine, Moreno has been reunited with former Arsenal manager Emery, who he has developed a close relationship with over the years.

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The pair worked together for two years at Sevilla between 2012 and 2014 and crossed paths during the 2016 Europa League final as Emery came back to Haunt the left-back and Liverpool.

Describing how he has found the management styles of Klopp and his current boss, he told AS : "Emery and Klopp are similar – very professional, very obsessed in tactics and everything.

“The truth is that they are both coaches of a very high level."

Moreno has been utilised in a more advanced role for Villarreal this season, resulting in a return of six goals and four assists in 31 appearances.

Explaining how he has found operating in the final third of the pitch, the 31-year-old added: "I have always been a winger.

"They converted me into a defender at Sevilla and, already in Liverpool, I played both things. Now with the experience, I see everything better, I read everything and look for my best option. I know that I must read the defensive side, so I always try to help the defender."

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