Jurgen Klopp praises 'outstanding' Thomas Tuchel as Jordan Henderson prepares for 'world class' Chelsea in Carabao Cup

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and captain Jordan Henderson both know that Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea side will be tough opponents in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final. The first piece of domestic silverware of the season is up for grabs at Wembley and both German managers have had similar paths in their career. Ad/> While Klopp came directly via Mainz and then Borussia Dortmund, Tuchel added a stop at Paris Saint-Germain before he joined Chelsea.

Premier League'Situation is desperately sad' — Prem managers speak about Ukraine crisis3 HOURS AGO Klopp has won both the Champions League and Premier League title in his time at Anfield, while Tuchel returned the Champions League to Stamford Bridge in his first season. Reflecting on their careers, Klopp looked back at how he first heard of his upcoming rival. «I heard so many good things about him because I'm friends with Christian Heidel, the director of sport at Mainz,” he said on Friday.

“When he started talking about him, he could not stop! It was crazy. Thomas was an incredible talent then, (and) did an incredible job with the youth of Mainz. Champions League final moved from St Petersburg to Paris Manchester United end sponsorship with Russian airline after Ukraine invasion 'I don't have many years left' — Ronaldo sees retirement on the horizon »Then, he took the first team and the rest is history.

His way is really exceptional and he's an outstanding coach and an outstanding manager." Henderson spoke at a press conference ahead of Sunday’s game, and was similarly impressed by the playing squad. “They are a fantastic team, there’s no getting away from that, with fantastic players,” he acknowledged. “They have got [fantastic] players all over the park.