Jurgen Klopp's training behavior at Liverpool exposed by former player

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Former Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has shared insight into Jurgen Klopp's training ground methods, describing the German manager as "loud" and "intense" with a fear factor that motivated players

Jurgen Klopp held a fear factor in training(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has disclosed how Jurgen Klopp's "fear factor" played a crucial role in driving his Liverpool squad. He also described the German boss as "loud" and "intense."

Klopp took charge at Liverpool in 2015 and, throughout his nearly nine-year tenure, guided them to Champions League and Premier League glory, among other silverware. He returns to Anfield on Saturday as part of the coaching staff for the legends charity fixture.

Oxlade-Chamberlain arrived on Klopp's team from Arsenal in 2017 and played under him for six campaigns. The 32-year-old praised Klopp's credentials as a manager but also revealed what he was like away from the pitch. He credits Klopp's success to his commanding aura.

"As approachable as Jurgen is, there was always that fear factor," Oxlade-Chamberlain said on In The Mixer, brought to you by Sky Bet. "That, 'If I don't run one time, I'm gonna hear about it and I'm really gonna hear it.'

"So you just never wanted to take that risk. He's loud and he'll let you know. He's also intense, but he was like that every single day. There was no favoritism.

"It wasn't, 'Mo [Salah] won't get shouted at for not running back or pulled up in a meeting.' Everyone was on the same hymn sheet. I think that team that I came into, everyone was kind of there with a point to prove.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain speaking on In The Mixer(Image: In The Mixer)

"There was no ready-made superstar. So we were all wanting to go in one direction and no one was too big to be told. They recruited really well in terms of the personalities.

"Generally when you're in a big team, you have one or two guys that are hard to work with, or they're maybe too big for the team or some of the team-mates, what they've achieved.

"But we didn't have that at Liverpool. We also self-managed, like Hendo (Jordan Henderson) and Milly (James Milner). The manager didn't do a lot of the stuff. We would do it ourselves.

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"Milly and Hendo would take command. You'd be worried about Jurgen having a go at you. But if you didn't put in 110 per cent, you were also worried about Milly and Hendo letting you know.

"And they would every day in training. There was no let-up and it was intense. But because you're getting success off the back of it you didn't mind doing it."

Oxlade-Chamberlain departed Merseyside with the Champions League and Premier League winners' medals mentioned earlier, alongside an FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup to his name from his time at Liverpool. Following a difficult spell in Turkey with Besiktas, he's now back in the UK, playing for Celtic on a deal running until the end of the season.