Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel is "irritated" by comparisons to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, a former colleague has revealed.
Axel Schuster was head of first team football at Mainz between 1992 and 2016 and worked closely with both Tuchel and Klopp during their time in charge of the club. Klopp managed Mainz for seven years, leading them back to Bundesliga, before leaving to join Borussia Dortmund in 2008.
Tuchel, meanwhile, took charge of Mainz in 2009 and went on to succeed Klopp at Dortmund in 2015. As a result of their similar paths in management, Tuchel has naturally been compared to Klopp throughout his career - something Schuster says "irritated" him.
