Liverpool

Jermaine Jenas: "Amazing" Jurgen Klopp does not need superstars at Liverpool

By Stephen Topping, Reporter | 24 November 2015

Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jermaine Jenas believes that recently-appointed Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has enough ability not to rely on "superstar" players.

Former Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jermaine Jenas has suggested that recently-appointed Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has enough ability not to rely on "superstar" players.

Klopp's Borussia Dortmund side reached the Champions League final in 2012-13, despite having sold midfielder Shinji Kagawa to Manchester United in the summer, and Jenas believes that the German's ability to renew and progress with a squad will benefit the Reds.

Writing for Yahoo Sports, Jenas said: "Jurgen Klopp doesn't seem to rely on anyone, as if it's not part of his plan to have a superstar in his team. He'll happily take a superstar, or he'll do without - it doesn't faze him either way. And that's an amazing trait to have.

"For Klopp, losing Sterling in the summer would not have been a big issue - and consequently you would have avoided the circus surrounding the transfer - because he would just see it as an opportunity to buy somebody else and create another Sterling, or someone better.

"He doesn't rely on players because he knows he has the ability to transform a player within his system. That's what players want - a manager who can make you better, or turn you from a good player into a top player."

Liverpool will take on Bordeaux in the Europa League on Thursday evening.