Rangnick press conference - Liverpool away

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Rangnick on Fernandes

Yes, he was training with the team obviously the accident happened on the way to Carrington. As far as I know, no one was injured. He was ok and he'll be ok for tomorrow."

Rangnick on team news

"He [Varane] was with training with the team, he was on the pitch with one of our rehab coaches. With regard to the injured players, it's the same situation."

Rangnick on Klopp

"He is one of the best, if not the best coach. Not only now, but in the last couple of years. It is no coincidence what has happened. They brought in the right players and got rid of the right players. That is why they are where they are."

Rangnick on Pogba
Does Ramadan change selection?

"No, as a player and a professional he is used to that. He knows how to handle that and how to deal with that. I don't think this affects his game or his performance. I haven't spoken about this with him in person."

Rangnick on Liverpool

"As I said after the game [Norwich], we need to be more compact, we need to find the right balance of what we do in possession of the ball and what we need to do in order to defend our own goal. For sure, we need to be more compact, more aggressive, more on the front foot but still make sure we have all the players behind the ball. This is what we need to show tomorrow against a team that is probably one of the best - if not the best - in creating moments which they can be dangerous from in and around the box. We need to be at our very best defensively but still have a formation and approach to the game that we can be dangerous ourselves."

Rangnick on Anfield challenge

"Although we might be the underdogs for most people, we still know that if we raise our level, if we play a top performance, then we have a chance to get three points. This will be our ambition and goal for tomorrow."

Ten Hag announcement?

"I don't know. This is an issue for the club and the board and as soon as there is something to announce then I'm pretty sure the club will make that announcement. Right now, that doesn't affect our preparation for the game tomorrow or the game on Saturday. We are fully aware that out of those six games we probably need almost maximum points and you can see even other teams are dropping points. This is about being consistent and the team that will finish fourth will be who is most committed to that."

Rangnick's comments

"I didn't say how much influence I had on those players but it's pretty obv a big club like Liverpool, one of the best clubs in Europe, have six former players, it's probably the highest number of players that nobody knew by the time we gave them debuts. This has got to do with a similar idea of football. Jurgen and me have known each other for a long time, I know how he wants to play, having six players from former clubs of mine is not a coincidence."