Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admits he wasn't a great player.

He racked up 340 appearances for Mainz, predominantly as a defender in the second tier - but was not overly complimentary of his own skills.

Speaking to JD's In The Duffle Bag podcast, the German modestly claimed: "I was a very average player.

"Obviously, I was not really good. But I still played all the time in my championship team and for different reasons obviously, every coach, every manager thought I was an important part of the team.

"I was the engine of the team. If something went wrong I told everybody and if possible, I told them how we can do better or what we have to do more of. I had that role even as a player."