LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOSS

Klopp has unshakeable faith in 'Year One' squad

- DAVID MADDOCK

JURGEN KLOPP has many sides to his complex character yet there is not a hint of arrogance to his unrelenting belief in his Liverpool team.

Which is why he can say, with all sincerity, that his current generation - who he dubs "Year One", given his desire to build an exciting new team at Anfield from the ground up - is FAR better than the side which reached the Europa League final way back in 2016.

That season, Klopp cobbled together a ramshackle group to go all the way to the final.

This time around, despite a poor Premier League campaign and then completely changing their midfield over the summer, they find themselves favourites for the competition.

And Klopp believes it is justified. Asked if there were comparisons between the two sides, he said: "No. My first year I thought the Europa League was too much for us until the final.