Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he fully committed to the job.

Klopp, ahead of tonight's clash with Chelsea, was asked about his final season at Borussia Dortmund, when he announced he would be leaving in April 2015 and the players rallied to finish in seventh place and secure European qualification.

"[At Dortmund], I stepped back and then we turned it around while I was stepping back," Klopp said. "When I announced I would leave at the end of the season we played a good part, that is true. [Leaving Liverpool] is not my plan.

"The difference at that time was we had the winter break so we had a really good second part of the season. I don't know exactly if it was completely after I said I wanted to leave because the whole second part of the season was good. It was nearly normal, from where we were coming from.

"Players started coming back from injury and we started playing our football again. When players came back here so far it didn't work out. That is the main difference.

"I tried a lot and in moments it did work out, and in others not. The inconsistency is the most annoying part of it, to be honest. Still we have to keep doing and trying."

Asked about their collapse at Manchester City, Klopp says his anger has now disappeared.

He added: "Football is based on basics, definitely, and yes I was not happy with it (at City), but I said that directly after the game. There was an open ball in midfield for the first goal, a pass to the outside and no challenge.

"A square ball and goal. The third goal is four or five versus one and then a pass arrives still in the box. That is not possible. We are not the first team that happens to. We have to make sure we have a completely different approach to challenges, that is 100% true."