Charismatic: 20 witty Jurgen Klopp quotes as Liverpool close in on German

Sir Alex Ferguson left us with a few of those breathtaking quotes that never gets old. The former Manchester United boss was an interesting character whose press meetings was just fun. Never afraid to say what he felt and since he retired, all we can imagine is 'Football… bloody hell'.

As Liverpool close in on appointing Jurgen Klopp as the new manager at Anfield following the sacking of Brendan Rodgers, the Premier League is set to have another charismatic character for those media meetings.

German coach Jurgen Klopp is witty with what he says at press conferences and is not afraid to have a go at himself or other managers.

Here are 20 of the best quotes from Jurgen Klopp:
On Borussia Dortmund's rivalry with Bayern Munich

'We have a bow and arrow and if we aim well, we can hit the target. The problem is that Bayern has a bazooka. The probability that they will hit the target is clearly higher. But then Robin Hood was apparently quite successful.'

On defender Mats Hummels suffering a long lay-off

 'We will wait for him like a good wife waiting for her husband who is in jail.'

On Hummels being linked with Manchester United

'If that's not a bulls*** story, I'll eat a broomstick!'

On Arsene Wenger
'He likes having the ball, playing football, passes. It's like an orchestra. But it's a silent song. I like heavy metal.'

On his playing career
'I never succeeded in bringing to the field what was going on in my brain. I had the talent for the fifth division, and the mind for the Bundesliga. The result was a career in the second division.'

On defeat in the 2013 Champions League final

'The only thing I can say is that it was great. London is the town of the Olympic Games. The weather was good, everything is OK. Only the result is s***.'

After beating Bayern Munich in 2011
'When Dortmund last won here 19 years ago, most of my players were still being breast-fed.'

On signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan
'Mkhitaryan fits us like an arse on a bucket. What he offers is exactly what we need.'

Following a poor first-half performance
'I told my players during the break: Since we're here anyway, we might actually play a bit of football.'

A Schalke fan asked Klopp the secret of winning the Bundesliga

'How do you explain to a blind person what colour is?'

On Bayern Munich's way of doing things
'They are like the Chinese in the business world. They look at what others are doing and copy it, just with more money.'

On his wife's literary abilities
'She wrote a book for children. It's like Harry Potter - but it about football. There's no Harry Potter flying on his f****** stick - just football.'

A warning to the British press
'There are some really good German explanations for some problems. But I don't know how to say it in English.'

On being spotted in public
'In extreme situations, you have to think fast. At one of my mates' stag parties, we all dressed up as Father Christmas - fully masked.'

Creating a unique playing style at Dortmund
'The fans should not only recognise us by our black and yellow jerseys. Even if we play in red, everyone in the stadium should think, 'whoa, that can only be BVB.'

On fixture congestion
'It's as if someone has to play the world chess championship after 72 hours of sleep deprivation.'

On team bus entertainment
'I couldn't have been a rock star, although I do sing Country Road very loudly on the PlayStation karaoke game.'

Admitting to having a hair transplant
'Yes, it's true. I underwent a hair transplant. And I think the results are really cool, don't you?'

On whether sex is banned the night before games

'My players sleep in double rooms the night before the match. I hope that nothing happens.'

On being sent to the stands
'I'm a bit proud of my first red card as a coach. I approached the fourth official and said: 'How many mistakes are allowed here? If it's 15, you have one more.'

Quotes extracted from the Daily Mail Follow @kboakye92