Jurgen Klopp Named As New Liverpool Manager

The former Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp has been named as the new coach of Liverpool FC. The  contract of the German born coach  is thought to be worth around £7 million-a-year, with his official unveiling as the new Reds boss to take place at Anfield on Friday at 10.00BST.

Klopp was targeted following the dismissal of Brendan Rodgers, who paid the price for Liverpool's poor start to the new campaign.

The Reds won just three of their first eight Premier League games and have struggled in Cup competitions, drawing against Bordeaux and Sion in the Europa League and needing penalties to overcome League Two's Carlisle in the League Cup.