Mats Hummels has shed some light on his relationship with Jurgen Klopp.

The pair worked together at Borussia Dortmund between 2008 and 2015, winning a pair of Bundesliga titles, and making it to the Champions League final in 2013.

While they enjoyed plenty of success at the Westfalenstadion together, Hummels and Klopp didn't always see eye-to-eye, but the Bayern Munich star insists he still has enormous respect for the Liverpool manager.

“The important thing is that when he thinks he made (a mistake), he can really apologise to a player – whether that is alone or in front of the whole team," he said in an interview with the Daily Mail.

“If he says something inappropriate, he realises it afterwards. He doesn't take things personally.

“We had two big opinions, two big egos. Sometimes you can get into a fight but you know everything the next day will be okay. We could always talk about it. He was never like 'I will never forgive you for this!'

“The relationship I had with him was really important.

“He would be like 'Mats, this happened to me too'. That was the biggest thing.

“I can't say I am a Liverpool fan. I don't have a club in England. I just want Klopp to win. If he was coach of another team, I would support them. I cheer for Klopp."