Young pretender Nagelsmann gunning for Klopp, his mentor of the gegenpress | Jonathan Wilson


With Liverpool stuttering, RB Leipzig’s bright young acolyte of the German press must see Tuesday’s Champions League game as a chance to claim another major scalp

Football, Brian Clough used to complain, is not a world that ever lets you enjoy your success. There’s always another match, another season, another threat. The past three seasons at Liverpool have been a story of remarkable achievement: a Champions League final, then Champions League success, then the end of the 30-year league title drought. But the fireworks had barely dimmed in the sky over Anfield before Jürgen Klopp found new opponents rising against him.

Related: RB Leipzig v Liverpool relocated to Budapest due to German Covid rules

Continue reading...