15 pearls of wisdom from the charismatic Mr Klopp

If you thought Brendan was good for a sound bite, wait until you get a load of this guy...

They don't call Jurgen Klopp 'Mr Charisma' for nothing. He has an infectious love of the game, and a wonderful way with words. Here are just a few of his best quotes... On his wife's literary ambitions: "She wrote a book for children. It's like Harry Potter - but it's about football. There's no Harry Potter flying on his f**king stick - just football." On the media: "Screw you. I like giving interviews to you as much as having toothache. Do you have to come here or what?" On how he and Arsene Wenger differ: On team spirit: "You can speak about spirit, or you can live it. We took the team to a lake in Sweden where there was no electricity. We went for five days without food." On fame: "In extreme situations, you have to think fast. At one of my mates' stag parties, we all dressed up as Father Christmas - fully masked." On Mario Gotze leaving to join Bayern: On Hummels to United rumours: "If that's not a bulls**t story, I'll eat my broomstick!" On karaoke: "I couldn't have been a rock star, although I do sing Country Road very loudly on the PlayStation." On signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan: On a team talk after a poor half: "I told my players during the break: Since we're here anyway, we might actually play a bit of football." On banning sex before games: "My players sleep in double rooms the night before the match. I hope that nothing happens." On competing with Bayern: On finally overcoming Bayern: "When Dortmund last won here 19 years ago, most of my players were still being breast-fed." On Hummels being injured: "We will wait for him like a good wife waiting for her husband who is in jail." Finally, an inkling of what was to come: