Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp always dreamed of working in the Premier League. But before donning the red of Merseyside, the German coach’s chief ambition was to manage Liverpool’s greatest rivals Manchester United.
That is the claim of Eckhard Krautzun, Klopp’s mentor and predecessor at Mainz 05. Recalling a conversation he had with the Reds boss, Krautzun revealed that Klopp’s ‘favourite’ club in the Premier League was Manchester United.
“It would be his dream to go to England one day and his favourite club would be [Manchester] United. That’s what he said,” revealed Krautzun.