LIVERPOOL, England -- Jurgen Klopp said his players were "stunned" by the new-look Main Stand at Anfield when they saw it for the first time. The club officially opened the redeveloped stand during an event attended by the club's owners, a host of former players and Klopp himself on Friday. The Liverpool manager made the decision to train at the stadium on Thursday evening so the players would be familiar with their new surroundings ahead of the weekend's fixture against champions Leicester City. The extra 8,500 seats have increased the stadium's overall capacity to over 54,000, and Saturday's evening kick-off will see Anfield host its biggest crowd since 1977. "The new players couldn't really compare. For them it's big, massive, impressive. But the other players walked out and they were stunned," Klopp told reporters. "You were here against Chelsea [in May], and it just seems not possible that it could be like this now. "For me, I couldn't think how it would work with the angles and fitting in all the seats and things like this. It was a big shock to see it -- a good one -- and it's much better than I could have imagined." The Liverpool boss hopes the increased number of supporters at home games can help make Anfield a fortress. "It depends on our attitude," he said. "If always the people with the best circumstances would win, this world would be an ugly place. "We all have the chance to fight for everything. It's not about having a guarantee, it's about having the opportunity. "If anyone comes in here and thinks that this stadium doesn't give us a chance to fight, then they are dead -- no emotions or whatever. They can't feel this place." Liverpool chairman Tom Werner believes the redeveloped stand will help close the gap on their rivals in the levels of matchday revenue generated. But Klopp feels he can bring success to the club with the resources currently at his disposal. "We are the only people that can change our circumstances. Nobody else will do it for you. "You can say 'but they have this, they have that' -- it is useless, come on! We will work with what we have. "We have to do more from our side. We want to go to the best teams in the world and give them hell in the moment we face them -- in Manchester, in London, wherever, I don't care. This is football. "And if there is one part of life where you can challenge the best in the world, then it's football. And now, looking at this, it's even better. "On a day like this, we shouldn't think someone has more than us, but only how much we have to use."
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