Liverpool know how to play football and there is no need to “sprinkle magic dust” on them, says new manager Juergen Klopp.

The former Borussia Dortmund boss made his Premier League bow with a solid goalless draw for his injury-depleted side at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.

Klopp is renowned for expecting a high work rate from his players and his demands were met on Saturday as his side were the first team to outrun Tottenham this season.

Liverpool’s distance covered and total sprints also increased under Klopp as the Reds ran a combined total of 116 km and made 614 sprints, more than in any other league game so far this campaign.

Much is expected of the charismatic 48-year-old German, who led Dortmund to two Bundesliga titles and a Champions League final, and is confident his players will improve as they continue to adapt to his style.

“We don’t have to sprinkle magical dust on them: ‘and now you can play football’. They know how to play. We just have to create a situation where it is possible to do this,” Klopp said.

“I am not sure how many games you saw like this from Adam Lallana? I know him from Southampton and he can do 20-30 per cent more. Philippe Coutinho? Do you not think he can play better football than today? Of course, he can.

“(James) Milner? The complete football player, the perfect professional. (You think) I should teach them technical aspects? They know. We have to altogether help them to show it,” he added.

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