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Klopp to bring dash of daring to Liverpool

With his zany demeanour, all-action football philosophy, manic touchline antics and flair for wry soundbites, Liverpool manager-elect Jurgen Klopp has been tipped to take English football by storm.

The 48-year-old German, who is expected to be appointed as Brendan Rodgers' successor this week, will inherit a task similar to the one that faced him at Borussia Dortmund in 2008, that of restoring a sleeping giant to former glories and upsetting the established hierarchy.

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