Klopp turned down Man Utd because he ‘hated’ their identity
Jurgen Klopp rejected Manchester United because he believed the club was too commercially motivated, according to ex-Liverpool forward Robbie Fowler.
Klopp recently marked four years since taking over at the club, during which time he has transformed the team from the one he inherited from his predecessor Brendan Rodgers.
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He was linked with United after the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson before the Old Trafford outfit opted instead to give the then vacant job to David Moyes.
And former Reds forward Fowler says the manager told him several years ago that he rejected the club’s great rivals in favour of a team with the right balance between money and identity.
Writing in the Mirror, Fowler said: “I did an interview ...