LIVERPOOL, England -- Jurgen Klopp believes his Liverpool side are better equipped to deal with the threat of West Bromwich Albion on Saturday than they were in their encounters last season.
The Reds met Tony Pulis' side on two occasions throughout Klopp's first campaign in charge, drawing both of them. Divock Origi scored a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw at Anfield before the two teams played out a 1-1 draw in the return fixture.
Liverpool have made a strong start to the current Premier League season and sit in fourth place, just two points adrift of leaders Manchester City, having enjoyed victories over Arsenal and Chelsea, as well as wins against Leicester, Hull and Swansea.
"We proved it a little bit [this season] if you want, but our job is that we have to prove it all the time," Klopp told his prematch news conference. "The important thing and the biggest difference is that we know more about us and we know more about the things we want to do together [than last season].
"Unfortunately, it's not like cycling and you can lose it and miss it, and you have to do it again. In this game there will be difficult challenges and passes which don't go through and then it's about the atmosphere in yourself, in the team and in the stadium.
"It's only one pass and it's nothing else. That's what I mean about creating an atmosphere because of us. We want to win and that's the only reason why we meet on Saturday. But for this we need probably 95 minutes, so go for it -- that's all.
"Everybody knows about West Brom -- how they defend and there's no easy way to go through. Tony Pulis has a specific way and he's very experienced and that makes him very successful in the last few years with different teams."
After the final whistle in last season's 2-2 draw, Klopp gathered his players to salute the Anfield crowd in appreciation for their support.
However, the former Borussia Dortmund boss says is unsure whether he would celebrate a similar result this time around.
"The difference between the Premier League and all the other leagues in world football, which I know, is the big individual quality in all the teams," he said. "I think we all know the big reasons for it and it's the biggest difference.
"Nobody will go through at the end and have 120 points or something because there are a lot of really difficult hurdles to jump over and West Brom, for sure, is one of them. They fight for every point and that's the thing. We played them early, I don't know what it means but of course it is a difference after one year. But I respect them all and I showed it last year.
"When we played West Brom I celebrated and it was a little bit surprising for most of the people. But I was happy and I don't know in this moment if I would a celebrate a draw again, but it depends on the game."