I'm up to the task: Jurgen Klopp
New Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp described his job as "the biggest challenge" in world football on Friday following his appointment as the successor to Brendan Rodgers.
"Maybe it is the biggest challenge this moment in the world of football," Klopp said in an interview with Liverpool's in house television channel, LFCTV.
"But I was never a guy for an easy way. In this moment it is the most interesting job in world football."
Former Borussia Dortmund head coach Klopp, 48, was appointed on Thursday on a three-year contract following the dismissal of Rodgers, who was sacked last Sunday after three and a half years at the club.
His first game at the helm will be a trip to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on October 17.
Liverpool won the last of their 18 league titles in 1990 under the stewardship of Kenny Dalglish.
Rodgers led them to a second-place finish in 2014, but they finished sixth last season and are currently in 10th place in the table with 12 points from eight games.
Klopp introduced a style of high-octane football during his time at Dortmund, leading the club to two Bundesliga titles and a Champions League final, and he pledged that Liverpool would play at "full throttle".
"Winning is important, but so is how you win and how you play the game," he said.
"I believe in a playing philosophy that is very emotional, very fast and very strong. My teams must play at full throttle and take it to the limit every single game."
"It is important to have a playing philosophy that reflects your own mentality, reflects the club and gives you a clear direction to follow. Tactical of course, but tactical with a big heart."
Watch his first interview as Liverpool coach below.
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