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Get a grip! Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp sends table tennis paddle flying across the room in battle with Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho to celebrate Chinese New Year

Jurgen Klopp may be an excellent football manager and it seems the ability to lead a team of professional sportsman may well be transferable to table tennis.

The Liverpool manager, along with Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino, took a break from training to try their hand at an altogether different ball sport earlier this week.

To celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year, Klopp welcomed UK University champion Liu Haoyu to Liverpool's training base in Melwood to face off in a doubles battle with the Brazilian duo.

Jurgen Klopp attempts to hammer home a point with a smash
Jurgen Klopp attempts to hammer home a point with a smash
But the German manager lets the paddle, which can be seen flying, slip out of his hand
But the German manager lets the paddle, which can be seen flying, slip out of his hand
Klopp looks red-faced asu00a0Liu Haoyu retrieves his paddle from halfway across the room
Klopp looks red-faced as Liu Haoyu retrieves his paddle from halfway across the room

And the usually cool-as-a-cucumber coach was exposed for his lack of hand-eye coordination early on, sending the paddle halfway across the room after letting it slip from his hand.