Jurgen Klopp: I am not saying I am the best manager in the world

The 49-year-old admits that sometimes he feels missunderstood:

"In Germany, they all thought I was a bit mental, very emotional,. So they were convinced this (psychologie) is what I am interested in. In Germany, each psychologist will send me a letter, those who coach the mentality of sport, all that stuff. And it’s not for me".

He likes England's football tradition, how football is part of the culture and compares it to Germany:

"In Germany, they all thought I was a bit mental, very emotional. So they were convinced this is what I am interested in. In Germany, each psychologist will send me a letter, those who coach the mentality of sport, all that stuff. And it’s not for me".

But it can also be disturbing to have the stadium right in the city center:

"But then you have not so much room. We fit the pitch here — the dressing rooms, ‘‘Where can we put them?’’ So you go to the smallest room in the whole stadium to change your clothes. Everybody is used to it. But when you come from outside, you think, "That is the dressing room for all of us?" It’s kind of nice, but you cannot imagine it before you arrive. Crystal Palace is the smallest dressing room. There is even a pillar in the middle so if you stand at one point you cannot see your players".

The German is happy with his job at Liverpool:

"I can’t score goals and I can’t make saves. I am not saying I am the best manager in the world, either. But I’m quite good and I am one of those managers who is really interested in structure. I am not saying there was no-one else around. The club would have found another manager, and I would have found another job — maybe an easier job. But I liked this club before I came here. It wasn’t a big decision for me. It was the only club that could have broken up my holiday. I had enough offers, I was saying, "No, no, sorry, not now . . . ", and then came Liverpool. And I know how this sounds, and what people will say, but I fell in love".