Jurgen Klopp reveals why he rejected Man United - and what he didn’t like about their project

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At that time, I would have been interested, I was young - I had a sensational team at Dortmund. They probably thought, ‘what is he doing there?’“Later on I heard that my (Liverpool) players - James Milner and Adam Lallana - they flew to Real Madrid when we (Dortmund) had a semi-final there in the Champions League just to watch us play. ‘What is Dortmund doing?

I had a contract at Dortmund and wouldn’t have left for anybody. They wanted a new manager and I was one of a few options I think.”While his contract at Dortmund gave Klopp an easy reason to say no to the Red Devils, the former Reds boss insisted that the project was not right for him.Jurgen Klopp (right) revealed he didn't like the Man United project proposed to him (The FA via Getty Images)He said: “There were some things in the conversations that I didn't like.

It was the wrong time but on top of that it was not my project.“I didn't want to bring back (Paul) Pogba, he was a sensational player but these things don't work usually. I was sat there and was like ‘that’s not for me’.