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He has been previously linked with a move to Anfield, and he came face-to-face with the Reds in the opening game of this season’s Champions League back in September.

In fact, before the game, Slot namechecked the midfielder as one of the players Liverpool would have to be wary of.

“I don't know if the translation is correct but the word 'scared' was used, if I was scared for some players, or for us in Milan,” Slot began.



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Tijjani Reijnders during his time with AC Milan.

“I don't think any manager or any team is scared to play the other team but we have a lot of respect for the quality and the players and the history of Milan

"The first one that comes to my mind is a Dutch player - Tijjani Reijnders - who has done really well over here and also for the Dutch national team last week.

“So, they have quality players

We're not scared but we do respect all of their players because they have shown last Saturday that they are in good form

So, we respect Milan a lot, but 'scared' is not the word we would use.”

Liverpool would go on to win the game at the San Siro 3-1 on its way to topping the league phase