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'I saw a different side of Jurgen Klopp – Liverpool boss put me in my place with F-bomb'

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"Maybe not at half-time, we had one occasion where he was sharing his thoughts and I was sharing mine."READ MORE: Jurgen Klopp left the door open to sensational Liverpool return amid Red Bull quit rumoursREAD MORE: Liverpool's title triumph sees record-breaking revenues as Reds break £700m barrierRecounting Klopp's six-word remark during the exchange, he added: "I remember him smashing his hands down on the table like, 'Will you shut the f*** up?!'"But Jurgen was brilliant. I had a great relationship with him, off the field as well, he supported our charity (the James Milner Foundation) as well, so much."Milner, who has now surpassed Gareth Barry to become the Premier League's record appearance holder, went on to explain what distinguished Klopp as an exceptional manager.



I always felt like most of the time he was open and even if he didn't feel like the conversation, he gave you stuff back so you felt like he'd thought about it afterwards. Even if he didn't tell you that, you'd see it with things he did after and I felt like he was good at taking things on board."He's a leader, he makes the decisions, but if you've put something in his head and it's helped, he was pretty good at listening to things like that, I saw him change a lot in the time I was there."Milner is even contemplating emulating Klopp's path once he eventually retires from playing.

It is something you think, 'I could do that, I'll show you.'"Jurgen Klopp always said to me that whenever you finish, it's important you have a rest when you've been 100 miles an hour for as long as I have. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like.