Klopp bemoans impact of icy pitch after Sion bore draw

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp highlighted Sion's icy
pitch after a 0-0 draw secured top spot for his team in
Group B.

Jurgen Klopp bemoaned the difficult playing conditions after his
Liverpool side drew 0-0 against Sion to finish top of Group B in
the Europa League.

The pitch at the Stade de Tourbillon was partially covered in ice
and Klopp conceded it had an impact on the quality of the
match, with both teams struggling for control on the surface.

"It wasn't our best football. Frozen ground is for other sports
usually," he said, with the point enough to send Sion into the
last 32 alongside Liverpool.

Klopp added: "We saw the pitch and we knew what could
happen on a pitch like this but as a manager you have to ignore
it.
"You don't always play your best in football. In England we have
wind and rain and we don't just stay inside.

"Easy games you can't use but this was a difficult game and the
first time we were together in this situation."

Klopp could face former club Borussia Dortmund - who he left at
the end of last season following seven years in charge - in the
knockout stages.

And the German said: "I'm looking forward to the draw now and
we'll see what happens.

"The first thing you have to do in a match like this is show
character - and that's what we did."