Former Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp explained why he declined to head Manchester United at the time.
Jürgen Klopp— The year Sir Alex retired, they talked to me. They were interested at some stage, of course. I was young and had a great team in Dortmund. They probably thought, 'What is he doing over there?'
Later I heard that my players — James Milner and Adam Lallana — flew to Madrid when Borussia played there against Real in the Champions League semi-final. They just came to watch our game. They wanted to know what kind of football Borussia plays. It’s the greatest compliment you can get.
Manchester United tried to sign me. It was a bad timing for me. I had a contract in Dortmund, and I wouldn’t have gone anywhere. They wanted a new coach, and I was one of the options. But it was not my project, — said Jürgen Klopp.
