Ottmar Hitzfeld has tipped Jurgen Klopp to end Liverpool’s Premier League title drought.
Klopp tasted domestic success after scooping back-to-back Bundesligas with Borussia Dortmund before he made the move to Anfield barely 18 months ago.
But Bayern Munich legend Hitzfeld believes that it is only a matter of time before the German coach delivers a long-awaited title to the red half of Merseyside.
“Klopp is one of the top coaches,” he told t-online.
“He will be an English champion sooner or later, of that I am firmly convinced. He is building something with Liverpool.
“He is a motivator and is a fantastic advertisement for German coaches. To get appointed in England is not easy – he did it.”
Hitzfeld won five Bundesliga titles and the Champions League at Bayern and expects Klopp will eventually take charge of the current German champions.
He added: “Jurgen Klopp always belongs among the candidates at Bayern.
“He knows the Bundesliga, he became German champion and won the trophy. I think and I expect him to be the coach of Bayern.”
Last summer Klopp signed a new deal which is set to expire in June 2022.
He guided Liverpool to a fourth-place finish in his first full season in charge, securing a Champions League qualification round place in the process.