The Liverpool mastermind spurned the opportunity to succeed Gareth Southgate himself, but his respect for Tuchel has been well-documented, dating back to their overlapping tenures at Mainz and Dortmund.

A torch-bearer for German managerial excellence in England, Tuchel has taken up the mantle left by Klopp and now finds himself steering the national team towards potential glory at the 2026 World Cup.



Both are famed for their successes in Germany; Tuchel scooped silverware with Dortmund and has gone toe-to-toe with Klopp's Liverpool on several high-stress occasions, exemplifying their well-matched tactical prowess.

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Speaking in 2022 amid challenging circumstances off-pitch for Tuchel at Chelsea, Klopp praised Tuchel's handling of the Roman Abramovich sanctions situation.

"It will be great to see Thomas Tuchel again, having met three times already during this campaign," Klopp commented on the FA website.

"All these matches finished in draws by the way, which shows you how competitive it is between our clubs.

"My respect for Thomas was already as high as you could imagine.

Thomas Tuchel is the new England boss.

But I think his status as one of the very best coaches and managers in the world is rightly recognized throughout the game."

Harry Kane, who worked under Tuchel at Bayern, also shared his thoughts with Sky Germany: "To be honest, I haven't heard anything specific about it yet.

I obviously know Thomas very well from the last year
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