‘Klopp’s a very special coach. He’s open with the players and helps us all believe in ourselves‘

ROBERTO FIRMINO says that the passion of boss Jurgen Klopp is the real power behind Liverpool’s title tilt.

And you could hardly find two more polar opposites right now than the two managers going head-to-head at Anfield today.

United boss Jose Mourinho ( right) has cut a grumpy and miserable figure as the Red Devils have lost four and drawn five of their opening 16 matches in the Premier League.

Klopp, meanwhile, has been laughing all the way to the top – and his side can leapfrog title rivals Manchester City, 3-1 winners over Everton yesterday, back to the summit with a win over United today.

It’s not hard to imagine that working at the western end of the M62 might be rather more fun than playing at Old Trafford these days.

Although striker Firmino is too diplomatic to put t it that bluntly – he knows he he’s e’s on to a good thing under d der Klopp.

The Brazilian said: d: : “He’s a good coach h who knows how to o get the most out of us all. But he is also o very demanding and d that makes the team m even more competitive.

“Of Mourinho, I can only say that he is a top-class coach who’s had success all over the world. I have never worked with him, so I can’t say more. Personally, I like coaches who are close to their players and who talk to them, but who also demand everything from you and help correct your mistakes. So, Klopp is a great coach for me.” Klopps Klopp’s pp celebrations against Evert Everton to – racing onto the fie field eld to jump on keeper Al A Alisson – will live long in i Liverpool folklore, even if some people f felt it was disrespectf ful.

Firmino believes it s simply showed why h his boss is so special.

The Reds star said: “I wasn’t surprised about it because it was a very important match for us for several reasons.

“It was a derby game, which means so much, and we also had to win to make sure Manchester

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