Mourinho sacking a sad situation, says Klopp

Jurgen Klopp has expressed sympathy to Jose
Mourinho after his exit as Chelsea manager.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp revealed his sadness after the
sacking of Jose Mourinho at Chelsea.

The Portuguese boss was given his marching orders on
Thursday after the Stamford Bridge club lost nine of their first
16 Premier League games in defence of their title.

Klopp was disappointed to see Mourinho depart and hopes to
see him back in the game after a refreshing break from
management.

"It is a sad situation that such a successful relationship between
Mourinho and Chelsea ends like this," the ex-Borussia Dortmund
coach said.

"I wish Jose all the best. It is good to have a bit of rest as he
has worked constantly for many years at a high level.

"Sometimes football is like this, but I do not know why I should
talk about Chelsea. I had a similar situation at Dortmund and it
is tough to be so far away from expectations."

Klopp insisted his opinion of English football has not been
diminished after being asked if the champions' decision to axe
Mourinho had affected his view.

"No," he said. "All the teams have real quality players because
of the money.

"That is why the results are really close. That is what makes
the league so interesting. You all have to be fully concentrating.

There are only a few moments you can really enjoy each
season.

"You can win everywhere, but you can lose everywhere as well."