Klopp needs time and money - Hitzlsperger

Jurgen Klopp needs time and money if he is to help
Liverpool succeed, according to Thomas Hitzlsperger.

Former Germany international Thomas Hitzlsperger believes
Jurgen Klopp can lead Liverpool to the title – just not this
season.

Klopp has arrived at Anfield as Brendan Rodgers' successor to
much fanfare and excitement after his impressive spell at
Borussia Dortmund.

Hitzlsperger, a former Aston Villa, Stuttgart and Everton
midfielder, feels Klopp will be a success at Liverpool.

But the 33-year-old said it would take another off-season of
spending for Klopp to lead the club - who sit 10th in the league -
to where they want to be.

"Now you see, that the Premier League is very close together. I
think they have the chance to qualify for the Champions
League," Hitzlsperger said.

"They are no contender for the title this season, maybe next
year.

"They are ready to invest a lot of money. If they trust their
manager, which they do, they will give him a lot of money to
spend and the title is possible."

Hitzlsperger said he was unsurprised by how Klopp had been
received after his appointment was confirmed.

The 52-time international said he was asked about the former
Borussia Dortmund coach during his time in England.

"It's crazy what is happening there since his arrival, because
the Englishmen loved the way Dortmund played under him,"
Hitzlsperger said.

"When I still played in England, they often asked me about him
and Dortmund.

"I recognised that his enthusiasm and his charisma are things
people love. He is definitely a charismatic character."