Can you Hak it? Rugby stars entertain Klopp and Liverpool

Dom Farrell

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Can you Hak it? Rugby stars entertain Klopp and Liverpool image

It is a place where Jurgen Klopp might enjoy a quiet sandwich and a coffee as he plots the downfall of Liverpool's next opponent.

But on Thursday, with Klopp's men entering their final preparations for Saturday's trip to Southampton, the canteen at the Premier League leaders' Melwood training ground was transformed by the raw power of the Haka.

New Zealand's rugby league team will contest the final of the Four Nations against arch rivals Australia at Anfield this weekend and dropped in on the Liverpool squad to showcase their interpretation of the iconic tribal dance.

A typically beaming Klopp enjoyed the show and, with Reds captain Jordan Henderson also in attendance, perhaps they gained some inspiration over how to add an edge to their own pre-match routine.

Dom Farrell

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Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies. Dom has covered major football events on location, including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively, along with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England international matches. Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside.