Mane lifts the lid on why Klopp is 'the best manager in the world'

Liverpool are a month away from potentially winning the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time but Sadio Mane has declared that they already have the best manager on the planet in Jurgen Klopp.

After snapping up Marko Grujic in January 2016, Mane became Klopp's first major signing at Anfield six months later when he completed his £34million move from Southampton.

Since then, Mane and Klopp have helped the Reds to develop into one of the major forces in world football and the Senegalese international believes the credit for their considerable progress must go to his boss.

Mane told the Official Liverpool FC Monthly Magazine: “I would struggle to describe just how successful he has been for Liverpool.

“Everybody can see what he has done for this club, for this city and the quality he has as a manager.

“There are a lot of good managers in Europe but what I can say is that our manager always has the right words and the right things to manage his team, especially knowing how to deal with his team.

“I would always trust his influence on the team. He is a winner and I would say he is the best in the world.”