Jurgen Klopp has revealed he had to ask Liverpool's owners for time to fix the club after taking over from Brendan Rodgers in 2015.
Klopp promised that he would turn 'doubters into believers' at Anfield, but admits nearly five years on that he was fearing the sack after running into trouble early on.
He told Sky Sports' Football Show on Wednesday: 'It was clear we needed time and we couldn't fix it overnight.
'I had to ask for time, that was how it was.