Jürgen Klopp was pleased. At a difficult stage of preseason, his side recorded a fully deserved 2-0 win over Bayern Munich to lift the German Supercup. “For the stage in which we find ourselves now, we played a very, very good game.”

Jürgen Klopp on...

.. the game:
“For the stage in which we find ourselves now, we played a very, very good game. We are certainly not undeserved winners and are now record supercup winners. For us it was also about responding to what happened in Liverpool. We didn’t like that. It was completely the opposite of the way we want to play football. Today I saw us playing our football again.”

… the tactical formation:
“We played a diamond and Hoffi in the No10 role. The way Bayern play means that both strikers need to defend wide, with the No10 moving forward to apply pressure. The lads did that well, very well.”

… his team’s work ethics:
“We worked very well against the ball, defended high up the pitch and courageously. We stayed focused and tight, and created chances thanks to some great pressing. We forced the first goal and created and finished the second in great fashion. The biggest problem in games against Bayern Munich is to keep them from creating chances. We managed to do that for a long time as we defended very, very solidly. I’m very pleased about that.”

… any new injuries:
“Olli Kirch took a knock to the instep and has a little tear. Marcel Schmelzer has groin problems, and could be doubtful for Stuttgart. Sokratis has some problems, too.”