'Awkward question' - Klopp baffled by claims of dangerous Napoli despite advice from Liverpool fans

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has scoffed at a question about Napoli being 'a dangerous city' despite the club warning traveling fans they could be targeted when playing visit to the Champions League.

The Reds take on Napoli at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Wednesday in their first Champions League game since May's final loss to Real Madrid in Paris, where chaotic scenes unfolded outside the venue for their fans including bottleneck lineups and tears. gas.

Preparing for Wednesday's match, the club issued a series of recommendations to traveling supporters, warning that they could be "the target of theft, burglary or assault".

Liverpool FC Help's Twitter account posted the recommendations, including staying in their hotel to eat and drink, not congregating in public spaces and avoiding the city centre, which the club's chief executive, Andy Hughes, reiterated. He added that traveling supporters should use official coaches to get to the stadium, rather than going their own way in the interest of their personal safety.

But Klopp wouldn't be drawn to that, when asked at Tuesday's press conference if he thought Naples was a 'dangerous city'.

"That's an embarrassing question on your part," Klopp said. “You want to create titles. I really don't understand.

"Are you from Naples? Do you think it's a dangerous city? I don't live a normal life in Naples. I'm protected, I go to a hotel and now you ask me what I think of Naples.

"You know exactly what people are talking about. If "some" supporters meet "some" supporters, then "something" can happen. Nothing to do with the city.

"But I'm not here to create titles for you, and if you don't know what to ask for, that's no problem.

"I would love to go to the hotel to be honest and focus on tomorrow's game. Looks like you don't know what to ask because of the question."

Hughes said the club understood the trip "could be a daunting prospect" for fans in light of events in Paris.

He added: "Our supporters have encountered a number of problems when visiting Napoli in the past.

“I understand that some fans will want to make this trip an occasion. However, in this case, I would urge supporters not to walk around the city alone or wear club colors during their stay in Napoli. "

Liverpool were grouped with Napoli in the 2018-19 and 2019-20 editions of the Champions League.