Jurgen Klopp reveals best player he has ever worked with as a manager at Liverpool, Dortmund and Mainz
Klopp has worked with some of the best in the business in stints in Premier League and Bundesliga
JURGEN KLOPP has revealed the best player he has ever worked with.
The German boss has the likes of Philippe Coutinho, Sadio Mane and Mo Salah in his ranks at Liverpool.
But none of them came in as Klopp's No1 when Mainz and Dortmund chief made his pick at a charity event in Cape Town.
When asked, Klopp told Soccer Laduma: "Mario Gotze.
"He was unbelievable. The biggest improvement, though, was Robert Lewandowski.
"I keep in contact with a lot of my Dortmund players.
"They were young when I coached them, so I was like a father to them.
"When I left Dortmund, it’s not so important what people think when you come, it’s more important what they think when you leave."
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Gotze came through the Dortmund academy and was handed his debut by Klopp during the 2009-10 campaign.
He then netted two Bundesliga titles in the next two seasons before making a £31.5million move to rivals Bayern Munich.
Gotze struggled at Bayern, despite scoring the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final, before returning to Dortmund in the summer of 2016 for £20m.
His progress has been blighted by illness since his homecoming.
However, he is now back as a regular starter under Peter Bosz - although he began the recent defeat to Bayern on the bench.