Jurgen Klopp will have no regrets about cutting short his sabbatical to take charge of Liverpool in October 2015.
The German had quit Borussia Dortmund the previous summer with the intention of taking a year out from football, only to be lured back into management by the Reds. Since then, he has transformed Liverpool ’s fortunes, leading them back into the Champions League before being crowned English, European and world champions and now, after winning the League Cup last month, is chasing an unprecedented quadruple.
But things could have been very different for Klopp had he answered a call to take over at the Reds’ fiercest rivals, Manchester United, instead. With Sir Alex Ferguson retiring in 2013, the Red Devils had appointed David Moyes as his replacement, but a disappointing season would see the Scot sacked after just nine months.
