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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes Manchester City will have toget used to having Erling Haaland in the side, just as his team must adapt to Darwin Nunez.The two best teams in England bolstered their fearsome attacks in the off-season, with City signing Haaland from Boru sia Dortmundand Liverpool spending big on Nunez from Benfica.Since making his debut for Dortmund in January 2020, onlyRobert Lewandowski (122) and Kylian Mbappe (89) have scored more goals among Edwin Encarnacion Jersey players from Europes top five leagues than Haaland, who netted 86 goals in 89 appearances in all competitions for BVB.Meanwhile, Nunezenjoyed a brilliant season in 2021-22, scoring 34 goals in all competitions, including six in the Champions League.Both playersimpre sively outperformed their expected goals (xG) totals in their respective league competitions, too;Haaland scored 22 from an xG of 18 Daniel Vogelbach Jersey .5, while Nunez netted 26 from an xG of 18.4.Haaland netted in Citys pre-season win over Bayern Munich, as Nunez scored four in a 5-0 rout of RB Leipzig last week.The duo are set to make their competitivedebuts in Donnie Walton Jersey Saturdays Community Shield clash between City and Liverpool, and ahead of that game, Klopp believes both teams who have often played without a natural centre-forward must adapt to their new strikers.Iwatched the Bayern v City game theyre not used to Erlings natural runs yet, like were not used to Darwins, Klopp told a news conference.Theyll need some time for Erling, but that doesnt mean he cant score. Most things look Omar Narvaez Jersey like last year, how they set up the pre s. No real changes.Both City and Liverpool also have to adapt to losing some key performers.While not always regulars at City, Raheem Sterling, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus have proved crucial to Pep Guardiolas succe s, and Liverpool now have to find a way to play without Sadio Mane, who has left for Bayern Munich.Divock Origi andTakumi Minamino are also gone.Yet Kloppis confident Nunez, along with fellowadditionsFabio Carvalho and Calvin Ramsey,can help Liverpool develop. Weve lost three first team players, Sadio, Divock and Taki, brought in three, and theres space for young players to step in as well, Klopp said.Were together for a while and know each Mike Marjama Jersey other and what we expect from each other. We want to use the togetherne s we have and the experiences weve had for the better.