Jurgen Klopp is 'master of making Liverpool underdogs' - Thomas Tuchel expects no sympathy for Chelsea

Thomas Tuchel has said Chelsea are happy to be the 'bad guys' in their FA Cup final against Liverpool on Saturday. For the second time this season, the Blues take on the Reds in a domestic cup final with Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool the favourites. Ad/> But Tuchel echoed comments made by Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, implying that Liverpool are the side the nation want to succeed.

The Emirates FA Cup‘Never will I let someone speak for me’ – Lukaku speaks out after exit reports18 HOURS AGO And he said that Klopp has mastered the art of garnering sympathy for Liverpool and making them out to be the underdogs. "(Klopp) is the master of being the underdog," said Tuchel. «He can talk you into being the underdog against Villarreal and against Benfica, and it's a miracle how they even draw against them».

«He does it all the time. That's part of it, where the sympathy comes.» 'I didn't see this when I destroyed United' — Guardiola hits back at Evra and Berbatov 'The tension attracts situations' — Tuchel says Lukaku's agent future talks 'not ideal' Tuchel's Chelsea have secured third place and Champions League football next season but could finish the season without silverware and emptyhanded. Klopp, meanwhile, is still fighting for an unprecedented quadruple as his team look to add the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League to the League Cup they won in March.

Tuchel believes the country are backing the Reds to go all the way on all fronts leaving Chelsea in the role of antagonists on Saturday, but the German insists he is full of admiration for his countryman and fellow manager. «There's nothing to be jealous of — Klopp is a fantastic guy. When he trained Dortmund, the whole country loved Dortmund.