DBasia.news – Wing midfielder of Borussia Dortmund, Christian Pulisic, talked about Jurgen Klopp’s role in his career. Pulisic admitted, Klopp was the first coach who gave him the opportunity to play with the seniors.
The story between Pulisic and Klopp was started in January 2016. At that time, the Germany coach was promoting Pulisic to the senior team.
Not too long after that, Pulisic stole the attention. Currently, the 19-year-old player is considered as one of the world’s best players.
Pulisic’s performance made Klopp gave his special attention. The Liverpool coach assumed Pulisic would be the backbone of the US in the future.
“He was there when I came. I was obviously playing with the youth teams at Dortmund, but he was the one who gave me my first professional training session, just to give me a taste of it,” Pulisic told Goal.com.
“He always accepted me and he was very kind to me, so I will always be thankful for that. I know he’s a great guy, and it’s nice to see him doing so well for Liverpool.”
Jurgen Klopp met Christian Pulisic in a different position when Liverpool serve Borussia Dortmund in the 2018 International Champions Cup. At that time, Pulisic became the star after scoring two goals in the 3-1 match.