Jurgen Klopp’s fingerprints are all over Liverpool’s stunning new £50 million training complex.



A paddle tennis court has been built outside for his fiercely-contested pre-training session battles with assistant manager Pep Lijnders. It sits next to three newly-laid GrassMaster hybrid pitches and a special goalkeeping working area.



Inside the state-of-the-art facility in Kirkby, eight miles from Liverpool city centre, the attention to detail is typical of the man who has restored the club to the pinnacle of European football and put them on the brink of a first league title for 30 years.



Klopp was at the heart of the discussions with London-based architects KSS after the decision was taken in 2017 to leave their historic Melwood base in the West Derby area of the city and expand the academy site to incorporate the first-team set-up.



His vision for the future has been backed to the hilt by owners Fenway Sports Group. Klopp has...