. He's achieved more success at Liverpool - winning the Premier League title, Champions League and five other trophies. Ironically, Klopp's first game in charge of Mainz was against Duisburg. It's believed the main reason for Klopp's visit was to say goodbye to the famous Sudtribune stand. "After the town where I was born, Mainz is my home town," Klopp told the ECH){kind=link}
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp started his managerial career with Mainz after making more than 300 league appearances for the German outfit during his playing days
Jurgen Klopp made good use of the international break by travelling to Germany to watch his former club Mainz in action.
Mainz, who are yet to win a Bundesliga game this season, faced third-tier outfit MSV Duisburg in a friendly on Saturday afternoon. Klopp’s ex-team eased to a 2-0 victory, with former Germany youth international Tom Krauss scoring both the goals.
Klopp was filmed speaking to fans and watching Saturday afternoon’s game. He got the chance to take a good look at Sepp van den Berg, a 21-year-old defender who is currently completing a loan spell at Mainz from Liverpool. He started the friendly.
Klopp has a special connection with Mainz. The defender spent most of his playing career with the German side – making more than 300 league appearances – and started his managerial career there 22 years ago. He took charge of 270 games.