Daniel Sturridge has lifted the lid on what it is like to train under Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
The striker revealed the secrets behind the German's training drills that have helped the Reds climb to the top of the Premier League table after 11 matches of the 2016/17 campaign.
Sturridge spoke to students from the Liverpool FC Foundation College at the club's Melwood training base and, in quotes published by the Liverpool Echo, answered a question put to him about what the day-to-day sessions were like under Klopp for Liverpool's first-team stars.
In fairly candid fashion, the 26-year-old stated that typical training drills such as five-a-side matches were out under the former Borussia Dortmund, while double sessions had now become the norm in L4.
He said: It's very tactical based. I couldn't tell you the last time we played five-a-side.
Maybe the day after a game, the players who didn't play will go four v four, but we never really have small sided games.
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We might do a shooting session but there's a lot else going on with the passing that's involved. You have to be on point. You need to be focused. You don't want to be the one who messes it up.
It's very tactical, preparing for the opposition. In football, not many clubs do double sessions during the season but we have the opportunity to do it with no Europe and we can use that time.
The first session is usually a bridge session for the second one. It's more relaxed. The second session is more intense.�
Sturridge has had to be patient as he waits for a run in Liverpool's starting line up with the likes of Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane, Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana all excelling in the forward positions in Klopp's first choice side.
Despite not featuring regularly, however, the England international believes Klopp's man management skills are second to none - and advised any would-be coach to work on that side of their game if they harboured ambitions of making it to the very top of football.
He added: If you're going to be a coach, be a good man manager. The majority of players like a manager who is honest with them. You need to gain the respect of your players.
We need to understand what he wants from us and we need to buy into that. Gain that trust and then players will do anything for you.�
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