Premier League Liverpool coach critical of level in LaLiga

In an astonishing outburst, Jurgen Klopp has claimed that the standards in LaLiga are so poor that Barcelona could use their B team half the time.

The Liverpool coach was also surprised at the lack of motivation from the Blaugrana in their recent Wembley friendly.

According to an interview given to the Daily Mail, the German compared playing in the Spanish top flight was akin to a training session.

"The main difference with Spain is that Barcelona can play 50% of their matches with the B team.

"Messi runs 4.3 kilometres and they score five goals - it's like a recovery session.

"That doesn't happen in any match in England.

"We played against them at Wembley and in the tunnel their players were yawning, stretching and looking around.

"We won, but they could have scored five."

Klopp has been in charge of the Reds since last October and believes he is the right person to steer the ship.

"The club needs consistency on the bench, a straight person and I'm that.

"'m not saying I'm the best coach in the world, but I'm pretty good."

Highlighting the strong connection he feels with the Anfield club, Klopp concluded;

"It was not a difficult decision, they were the only team that could 'break' my vacation.

"I received many offers but rejected them until Liverpool came.

"I've fallen in love - the colours, the stadium, the fans ... it's incredible."