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Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp talks of brutal training regimes(Image: AP)

Liverpool legend Jurgen Klopp has revealed the pain he used to endure as a youngster in brutal training sessions and said coaches doing the same today would 'go to jail.' The former Anfield boss spoke openly about the way he and his teammates were treated as apprentices over 30 years ago.

He even claimed they were forced to run in searing heat after being forced to take salt tablets and denied access to water.

You had to fight through everything, no matter how senseless it was.' Klopp, now 57, began his football journey in southern Germany’s picturesque Black Forest region.



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He rapidly quickly made a name for himself as a tall, goal-hungry striker with the nickname ‘The Tall One.’ He went on to tell the panel: 'Our youth academies are good.

That needs to change.'

Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp(Image: Mirrorpix)

'I will use all my influence to create opportunities and space for young players.

That’s a promise.' Klopp was appointed Liverpool manager in 2015 and led them to Champions League glory in 2019 and the Premiership in 2020.

What followed proved legendary as two German league titles and a cup with Borussia Dortmund.

Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp(Image: AP)

Now, after stepping down in 2024, Klopp is running the show at Red Bull as their Head of Global Soccer and there he’s signed to stay there until 2029.

He’s fully focused and happy there.' Klopp himself wrote on Instagram: 'A few months ago I said I don't see myself on the sidelines any more and that is still the case.