Liverpool hero Xabi Alonso admits he wishes he could've played for Jurgen Klopp.

The 37-year-old played 143 times for the Reds, winning a Champions League, FA Cup, UEFA Super Cup and Community Shield.

Fellow Spaniard Rafael Benitez was his manager at Anfield, but Alonso admits he would have enjoyed experiencing the effect of Klopp on his game.

Alonso, now a youth coach at Real Madrid, said: “I have played so many times against him, I would have loved to have been coached by him.

“But I am really happy he's in Liverpool , [he is a] top, top manager and he seems really passionate, because he gets really close to the players, but is as well a good thinker of the game."