Jurgen Klopp Admits He Was Afraid of Getting the Sack During His Early Days at Liverpool

​Reds boss Jurgen Klopp has admitted that he did have a fear of being sacked by Fenway Sports Group (FSG) during his early days at ​Liverpool.

Klopp replaced Brendan Rodgers at the helm in October 2015 with the Reds languishing in the Premier League’s mid-table and explained how it took time for him to convince FSG that he would be a success at Anfield.

The former ​Borussia Dortmund boss said he knew he needed time to build his team – and admitted he felt the pressure to convince the club’s owners Fenway Sports Group.

“It was clear we cannot fix it overnight. Everyone wanted that but we couldn’t so I had to ask for time, I knew,” Klopp said on ​Sky Sports’ Football Show.

“Before that in my career I never got the sack so I had no experience with that, but I knew then it was a different level, and if I can’t deliver here quick enough, then I will get the sack. “We got that time and the nice thing is that after six, seven, eight games, they were really positive about the situation, they realised we were on the right path. From that moment they didn’t question it one second.”

Liverpool haven’t won the ​Premier League in 30 years, and this season, before the coronavirus pandemic caused all football to be put on hold, Klopp’s side were on course to lifting their first league trophy.

The Reds are 25 points ahead of champions ​Manchester City and need just two more wins to secure the club’s first top-flight title in 30 years.