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From the moment Jurgen Klopp was unveiled at Anfield almost 12 months ago, it was clear Liverpool had acquired not just a top-class manager, motivator and tactician.

They'd also brought in one of football's most engaging personalities.

If Klopp has raised expectations among Reds supporters of success at Anfield, the same can be said for television viewers – and executives – the moment a microphone is thrust in front of the German.

A soundbite, a witty aside, a pointed comment, the occasional expletive and maybe even simply a noise.

When Klopp speaks, everybody, Liverpool fan or otherwise, is compelled to listen.

A natural progression, then, for the Reds boss to move into the studio as a guest of Jamie Carragher and presenter David Jones on Sky Sports' respected Monday Night Football show this evening.

Klopp will feature during the first hour ahead of the Burnley v Watford live broadcast, offering his views on Liverpool's season so far and the Premier League in general.

And it will be no surprise to discover the Reds boss at ease holding court in front of the cameras.

After all, it was in such an environment Klopp forged his reputation in his native Germany.

Having swapped the pitch for the touchline at Mainz, he was still very much a local concern until selected by state broadcaster ZDF to aid their coverage of the 2005 Confederations Cup in his homeland.

“We had seen him do speeches on the Marktplatz that brought tears to everyone's eyes and had mothers holding up their babies, yelling that they would name them after him,” joked Jan Doehling, an editor in the ZDF sports office.

Nevertheless, there was no doubt Klopp had what television types like to call the 'X-factor'.

“He was reluctant to do it at first but he agreed because he wanted to be able to see the World Cup games a year later, up close and get tickets,” added Doehling, speaking to German football expert Raphael Honigstein.

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“We realised that this guy knew how to put his point across and to mesmerise people.

“If he had started a political party, they would have voted him into government immediately.”

Klopp was sidekick to German legend Franz Beckenbauer but soon assumed centre stage, utilising what were at the time groundbreaking video tools to emphasise his tactical points.

“It was his idea,” said Doehling. “He basically developed the tool in cooperation with the software company we employed because he wanted to use it for his team talks at Mainz after the World Cup.”

With the self-depreciating humour viewers in England have quickly come to recognise, Klopp was able to explain his points in a down-to-earth, non-patronising manner. He was an instant hit.

Klopp was back alongside Beckenbauer to cover the World Cup in Germany in 2006, where his punditry was given a sizeable thumbs up from his celebrated colleague.

“Beckenbauer's approval was like getting knighted for Klopp,” said Doehling. “If the Kaiser thought he knew his stuff – he really knew his stuff.”

Indeed, Klopp won the prestigious Deutscher Fernsehpreis award in the category of best sports show as part of the ZDF team that covered the tournament.

With an average viewing audience of 25 million during the tournament, Klopp became recognised across the country and is also credited with helping drag German television football coverage into the new millennium, continuing to work with ZDF until the end of Euro 2008.

“At first he was shy,” said Doehling. “But after a short time he was effectively coaching our whole team.”

Who knows, maybe Carra could get a word in edgeways this evening...