Jurgen Klopp Appointed Liverpool Manager: Latest Details and Reaction

Jurgen Klopp has been confirmed as the new manager of Liverpool, signing a three-year deal with the Merseyside giants.

The German's appointment was revealed by the Reds on Thursday, while the length of his stay was noted by the Mirror:

Klopp takes over the position from Brendan Rodgers, who was sacked on Oct. 4 after a string of poor results for the Reds.

The 48-year-old rose to fame as manager of Borussia Dortmund, guiding Die Schwarzgelben to the summit of the Bundesliga after one of the darkest periods in the club's history.

Employing Klopp's counter-attacking philosophy, Dortmund won two Bundesliga titles at a time when Bayern Munich had a stranglehold on the domestic scene. 

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He left Dortmund at the end of the 2014-15 season, a miserable campaign that saw the club miss out on Champions League qualification after an appalling start. Klopp took his time deciding on his next destination, before ultimately picking Anfield.

As shared by the BBC's Ben Smith, the people in charge of the Reds had Klopp at the top of their list, and he believes it's a perfect fit:

Jonathan Northcroft of the Sunday Times echoed those sentiments:

Patience will be key for the Liverpool faithful. While Klopp is one of the most respected managers in all of football, he didn't guide Dortmund to the Champions League until the 2010-11 season, having taken the job in 2008.

Similar to the situation he stepped into back then, the Reds are a team in need of some renewed direction. While there's some excellent young talent in the squad, there are a number of holes to fill—particularly in defence—and Liverpool don't have the quality to compete with the Premier League's elite clubs right now.

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Still, according to Simon Hughes of the Independent, the Reds' American owners acted decisively to sack Rodgers as they believe Klopp could potentially propel Liverpool towards a title charge. Bleacher Report's Clark Whitney suggests that'll take a while:

Klopp has proved himself a master of galvanising teams, and history suggests he'll balance out the squad before long and field a competitive team by the 2016-17 season. He may even convince some of his former Dortmund players to join him at Anfield, which would give the Reds a huge lead in the race for the likes of Mats Hummels and Marco Reus.

This is undoubtedly a great day for Liverpool, a club whose preservation of traditions and pageantry seem a perfect fit for the German's emotive management style.

Klopp will get the fanbase dreaming once again and certainly possesses the requisite qualities required to guide the Reds back to the top of English football, but it's likely to be a slow process.