The German coach Jürgen Klopp revealed details of his negotiations with Manchester United to take over as head coach earlier.

Klopp stated: "They approached me after Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement. But the timing was not right, and I had a contract with Dortmund. But above all this... I did not like the project they presented to me."

He added: "During the meetings, they told me things I didn't like, we will bring all the players you want... this and that... and I was sitting there thinking to myself: yes, this is not the type of project I am looking for."

He continued: "I didn't want to bring back Paul Pogba! These things don’t work! And I didn't want to bring back Cristiano Ronaldo, that wouldn't help! Their idea was to bring the best players to the club, but without any real football vision."

He concluded: "In the end, a pure football project appeared in front of me... with Liverpool."