Augsburg provide translation tips for Liverpool fans
Wednesday 17 February 2016 13:42, UK
Liverpool fans worrying about the language barrier ahead of their Europa League tie with Augsburg have been provided translation tips by the German club.
In a tweet sent by Augsburg's English language account, the Bundesliga side have translated a number of Scouse phrases into German in a bid to make the travelling Liverpool fans' trips that bit simpler.
"Boss, tha", "Mi head's chocka" and "gorra cob on" are among the phrases included as Jurgen Klopp returns to his homeland for the first time as Liverpool boss.
Klopp himself may have been on Merseyside for less than five months but the Scouse expressions will already be familiar to him after receiving a lesson from a young Liverpool fan early in his tenure.
The Reds travel to Germany on the back of a 6-0 win over Aston Villa on Sunday but after a season of inconsistency in the league, they may see the Europa League as their best chance of earning a place in the Champions League next season.
Klopp and his players will hope that Augsburg are as hospitable on the pitch as they have been to the fans in the build-up to the game.
Speaking ahead of the game. the German boss - back in his home country for the first time as Anfield manager - said he will be focused on the job in hand.
"During the draw, I wasn't thinking 'please let it be a German club'," Klopp said at his pre-match press conference.
"At that point, I'd only been away for four months.
"I'm looking forward to coming to Germany, but it's work and it's not as though I've been waiting for it.
"(For Augsburg) Liverpool would have been an exciting enough draw, without a German coach (being involved). The stadium would have already been full."
