Jurgen Klopp: Thrill of the chase more fun than guaranteed success

Jurgen Klopp admits he could have opted for an easier life winning trophies with Bayern Munich but is much happier enjoying the ride he has taken Liverpool on.

The Reds boss heads to Wembley for the FA Cup final against Chelsea on Saturday aiming to land their second piece of silverware this season, with a Champions League final reunion with Real Madrid still to come at the end of the month.

An unprecedented quadruple looks increasingly unlikely with Manchester City holding the upper hand in the Premier League, but three cups in one campaign would still represent a huge success and would match the trio of major trophies (excluding the UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup) Klopp won in his previous six years at the club.

Throughout his career the 54-year-old has always found himself competing against a greater power – Bayern in the Bundesliga as Borussia Dortmund manager and now City – but has still found a way to win.

And although things look to have got even more difficult with Pep Guardiola’s side signing striker Erling Haaland from Dortmund for next season, Klopp relishes the challenge.

“Which club should I go to to have a different situation? Tell me,” said the German, who said he had turned down a number of approaches from Bayern, including while he was at Liverpool.

“The only thing I could do is ask Pep if he is sick of all that winning and I take over at City. Is that the idea? That wouldn’t work, I don’t want to do it.

“I could have gone to Bayern a few times, I could have won more titles in my life, pretty sure I would say – a good chance at least.

“I didn’t do it. I had a contract here and I never did it. That’s completely fine. The world is not full of winners, the world is full of triers.

“And I try and