Klopp: Firing Ranieri on par with 'strange decisions' like Brexit, Trump

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp thinks Leicester City's decision to remove Claudio Ranieri as manager can be added to the list of "strange decisions" that have materialised over the past year.

A day after Ranieri was dismissed - despite winning the Premier League nine months prior - Klopp praised the Italian gaffer and claimed that, based on events from around the world, he's not surprised by the announcement that shook the football world Thursday.

"What can I say? Am I surprised that things like this can happen? No. It is not only football," Klopp told reporters, according to The Telegraph, as he gets set to lead his side into the King Power Stadium and face Leicester for the first time since the revelation from the Premier League champion.

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"For me there have been a few strange decisions in 16/17: Brexit, Trump, Ranieri. Do I have to understand it all the time - obviously not. I have no idea why Leicester did this. Everyone could see the situation in the league, the situation in the Champions League - which we are not in.

"He is a really special person in this business, a really nice guy. I met him before when he visited me at Dortmund and we had a nice talk. He is a wonderful person. Maybe you have to go to Leicester and ask them why they did it.

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As far as Monday's match goes, Klopp isn't expecting wholesale changes in Leicester style of play considering assistant Craig Shakespeare - who's been part of the coaching staff since 2011 - has been named interim manager.

"Of course, probably the players have to show a few things and they want to - and our job is to not let them, that's difficult enough," he added. "Things I can't have influence on, I cannot really think about. If we play our best, we will be difficult to play against whoever, and that's the thing we think about."

Liverpool, who sits fifth in the standings with 49 points through 25 games, secured a decisive 4-1 victory in September during its first meeting of the season against Leicester at Anfield.