Leon Balogun is bracing himself for a contrasting test at Anfield on his first Albion start.

The Nigerian World Cup stopper is poised for his full debut against Liverpool on Saturday (5.30pm) after coming off the bench in place of the injured Lewis Dunk to help the Seagulls topple Manchester United at the Amex.

Balogun is familiar with Klopp’s methods from spells in the Bundesliga with Hannover, Werder Bremen, Fortuna Dusseldorf, and Mainz where the Liverpool chief ended his playing days and began his managerial career.

Balogun said of his opening outing against Jose Mourinho’s side: “Some of the lads asked me.

“I expected it to be a bit quicker but they told me that’s the way United play, they slow it down a little bit sometimes.

“Liverpool’s going to be completely different. I know how Klopp wants to play, so it’s going to be a lot quicker and a lot more intense as well.”

Balogun slotted into the back four against United alongside Shane Duffy, Gaetan Bong and fellow newcomer Martin Montoya.

Boss Chris Hughton praised his performance but he blamed himself for losing Romelu Lukaku following a corner for United’s opening reply in their 3-2 defeat.

Balogun said: “These are the challenges, the different kind of playing, different style of defending a little bit, going out of your position or staying in shape - those were the things I had to deal with very quickly.

“But the guys made it quite easy for me.

“Bongy on my left and Duffy on my right did a lot of talking, even Maty (Ryan) from the back, so that helped me settle in quite fast.

“At the same time it’s normal sometimes there is a lack of communication and understanding if you move into a team and get thrown in like that.”

Albion are three points better off than at the same stage last season after beating United.

“Of course it’s amazing,” Balogun said. “We raised the bar quite high and showed a great reaction from Watford. This is the level we want to perform at. We need to get that consistency.

“It’s too early to make predictions. It’s two games played. We’ve had one bad game, one excellent game. There are still some aspects we can improve.

“It’s about consistency and if we can perform like that I think the season can be promising.”