Manchester United can be said to have had an impressive Pre-season run recording five wins in all five matches under new manager Loius Van Gaal but Liverpool boss Brendan Rogers has a feeling that the United gaffer will find the league proper shocking.
Van Gaal had a success story with the likes of Barcelona and Bayern Munich but Rogers insists that the competitive nature of the Premier League makes it different from other climes.
"I think what he'll find is the competition in this league will be different to any other league that he's worked in," the Northern Irishman told several national newspapers.
"In a lot of the other leagues, there are one or two teams and those are the teams that are expected to win.
"This is a league where the top team plays the bottom team and on any given day you can lose. You don't get that a lot in the other leagues. I think the competition will probably take him by [surprise], and that's from foreign managers I have spoken to over the years."
Despite the fierce rivalry between the two clubs, Rodgers also spoke of his admiration for Van Gaal and what he has achieved.
"I've obviously an admirer of his work and his career," he added.
"He's a very experienced manager and a very good manager who has worked at some big clubs.
"When you come through as a coach, you look at the guys who have a vision and a philosophy, and he was obviously one of those guys."
Van Gaal had a success story with the likes of Barcelona and Bayern Munich but Rogers insists that the competitive nature of the Premier League makes it different from other climes.
"I think what he'll find is the competition in this league will be different to any other league that he's worked in," the Northern Irishman told several national newspapers.
"In a lot of the other leagues, there are one or two teams and those are the teams that are expected to win.
"This is a league where the top team plays the bottom team and on any given day you can lose. You don't get that a lot in the other leagues. I think the competition will probably take him by [surprise], and that's from foreign managers I have spoken to over the years."
Despite the fierce rivalry between the two clubs, Rodgers also spoke of his admiration for Van Gaal and what he has achieved.
"I've obviously an admirer of his work and his career," he added.
"He's a very experienced manager and a very good manager who has worked at some big clubs.
"When you come through as a coach, you look at the guys who have a vision and a philosophy, and he was obviously one of those guys."
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