Jurgen Klopp: ‘Give Liverpool time to earn success’

German football correspondent Raphael Honigstein gives his insight on Jurgen Klopp’s first Liverpool press conference, having covered him for so many years when he managed Borussia Dortmund.

And they aren’t the only ones, with former Reds skipper Gerrard taking to Instagram to reveal his thoughts on the new man at the helm. If you want, I am the normal one! I’ve been given the opportunity to help in this situation, but it’s not so hard as a few people in this room think. It was historical of course and then I came in. “I was a very average player and then I became a coach at Mainz”.

“I had a normal holiday”. For both parties it was best to leave and now I am here. “I admire him”, Ferguson told ESPN.

Jurgen Klopp holds up a Liverpool shirt at Anfield on Friday during his introduction as the club’s new manager.

“But it’s not the day for promising a certain style of football”. “That is important at Anfield”.

The German who has also been out of work since May, has agreed to a three-year deal worth £5m a year, with an added bonus of £2m if he wins a Premier League title or secures Champions League qualification. “If not, the next one – maybe Switzerland”.

“It’s a insane discussion”. It was not a problem for 10 seconds. The middle we can discuss. I am not a genius.

And the 48-year-old has accepted he faces a formidable task in transforming the club back into one of English and European football’s dominant forces.

“I’ve been in football for a long time, I don’t want to make it too complicated”. For that he said, they are getting “a totally normal guy”. “Those decisions will be Jürgen’s but the near future will be about what we have here”, said Ayre.

“He is enthusiastic about the squad of players and wants the team to fight to achieve success this season and beyond”.

He also suggested that he wasn’t able to compare Liverpool with Borussia Dortmund. I’m not a defender of old or new football managers. “But I was never a guy for an easy way”. I am really looking forward to the first training session and the first match. “I need other people to get flawless information”.

Klopp went on to say that he can’t wait to take a proper tour of the stadium and learn it’s history, although he was concerned about the two benches being so close together as it could lead to him accidentally hitting another manager! “It’s not normal club, it’s a special club”.

“If I am not a manager that’s how I would live because I love this game so much and I will try as hard as possible to be as close to the fans, but it’s not always possible because of the job”.