Jurgen Klopp has spoken out on his reasons for quitting Liverpool, having admitted he now wants to work on the “bigger picture” in football. The German spoke publicly for the first time on Tuesday since taking up his new role as Red Bull’s head of global soccer.

Jurgen Klopp has described his new role as ‘Dr Football’ with Red Bull, although it’s unclear what cures he will administer.

Liverpool manager was presented as Red Bull's new global head of football but offered very little clarity on what that role entails

Klopp’s decision to join the energy drinks giant to develop its branded soccer clubs around the world has confounded fans of his previous clubs – particularly in Germany, where as coach he led Mainz to Bundesliga promotion in 2004,

The question of whether Jurgen Klopp – football idealist, fist-pumper extraordinaire, king of good stadium vibes – can work for a global corporate behemoth like Red Bull has become such an issue in Germany that when he was introduced on Tuesday as the ubiquitous fizzy beverage’s new high priest of soccer,