“He will make players think.”

“That’s not to be underestimated, if you give somebody food for thought and stimulate the synapses, as he likes to say, that can maybe make your legs work a little bit better as well!”

The first evidence of whether this is true or not will be seen on Saturday lunchtime, with Liverpool travelling to Spurs, who we’ve been much better than in recent matches, for Klopp’s first match in charge.