Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has a smile on his face again as Hong Kong havoc subsides
Liverpool manager looking his usual upbeat self again after coming through trials of torrential rain and stifling humidity at Premier League Asia Trophy
Jurgen Klopp is usually the one to turn on the charm but this time it is Hong Kong that has won him over.
The German was understandably a little testy during the first two days of Liverpool’s pre-season trip to the city for the Premier League Asia Trophy, as rain played havoc with his training schedule.
“To be honest with you, I don’t like to travel in pre-season,” was Klopp’s frank admission at Friday’s press conference in Wan Chai, ahead of Saturday’s final against Leicester City.
His eyes weary, he could barely muster a grin for selfies when he was mobbed by excited fans in the lobby of the Ritz-Carlton on Monday morning, having stepped off a gruelling 13-hour flight from Manchester.
He would have much rather been going over training drills with his players at their Melwood training ground.
“I like somewhere with better conditions – somewhere like Liverpool where it’s already really good,” said Klopp. “But we have to travel. Now we’re here and it’s really nice – much better than what I thought when on the first day it was raining so much. I never saw it rain like that in my life, living in Germany.”
