Jurgen Klopp says he is already looking forward to Liverpool's Champions League last-16 meeting with 'top side' Bayern Munich.
The German is set for a return to his homeland in March after the Reds were drawn alongside the reigning Bundesliga champions in Monday morning's draw.
Reflecting on the outcome, Klopp told the club's official website: "Difficult. Good draw. It was clear it would be difficult [and] they are obviously a top side.
"For me it’s nice, going to Germany. But it’s just the draw. So we have now time to prepare the game, a lot of time obviously, and hopefully we have all our players available then.
"It will be a tough one, an interesting one, and I am looking forward to it."
The Bundesliga winter break means Bayern will contest just eight games between now and the first leg of their meeting with Liverpool, who will have played 11 times in that period should they reach the FA Cup fourth round.
Asked about that discrepancy, Klopp added: "The winter break doesn’t make a massive difference.
"It makes only a massive difference with injuries and stuff like that, German clubs have the time, two or three weeks, to bring players back and stuff like that while in the same moment we have 10 games.
"But in February it should not have a massive influence."
