Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson thinks that Jurgen Klopp is a cut above Brendan Rodgers when it comes to bossing the Reds. 

Rodgers was sacked by Liverpool in October 2015 to make way for former Borussia Dortmund coach Klopp, being relieved of his duties following a Merseyside derby against Everton.




The Northern Irishman came close to leading Liverpool to the title during his time in charge at Anfield, but ended up departing the club without having provided a trophy

Now Klopp is in charge at Liverpool and will tackle a Merseyside derby on Saturday, with Everton themselves having made a managerial change with sacking Roberto Martinez and bringing in Ronald Koeman.
 


Lawrenson believes that Klopp and Koeman are similar in their drive to win, while he noted that both are a cut above their predecessors.

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"I think they [Koeman and Klopp] are very similar", Lawrenson explained on LFC TV.

"They might not be similar in terms of character and personality, but in terms of being driven – and both knowing exactly what they want.

"And they are a cut above from the previous two, the one that we had, and obviously Roberto Martinez", he added.

Rodgers has since headed to Scottish champions Celtic and could well lead the Bhoys to a domestic treble this term.