I’m happy we’ll work together again – Leipzig boss Marco Rose on Jurgen Klopp

Jurgen Klopp will not be at the Red Bull Arena on Wednesday night but he will loom large over the Champions League clash between RB Leipzig and his former club Liverpool.

Since this month’s surprise announcement that Klopp, 57, will start work as Red Bull’s head of global soccer from January, there has been fascination as to what his role will mean for clubs like Leipzig that come under the organisation’s umbrella.

Leipzig coach Marco Rose knows Klopp better than most, having spent six seasons playing for him at Mainz, and he learned a huge amount from his old boss, both as a player and now a coach.

“…this could not excite me more.” Jürgen Klopp

The feeling is mutual