The German coach quickly set about overhauling his squad when he took over at Borussia Dortmund in 2008 but insists change isn’t required on that scale at Liverpool.
“It is a completely different situation,” Klopp said.
“They are all Liverpool players here. Decisions that were made in the past were not as bad as maybe some people think. It is not a coincidence they are here.
“When I saw the squad – when on my holiday – I thought ‘good job, I can work with this’.
“Yes, we have some injuries but players will come back. It’s a good squad. It’s even good for those players who can’t play in this moment to see how we work.”
Klopp believes part of the ‘bounce effect’ from his appointment is down to giving a clean slate to all members of the squad. Players demoralised previously now feel energised.
“Of course it is like this in a positive way where everyone says it’s a new chance and all the players feel more important than before,” he said.
“That’s normal after they’ve been judged for a few years. Everyone has judged them.
“I asked many people at LFC and they told me about him, him and him. I said ‘stop it, I don’t want to hear any more’.
“I said I didn’t want to hear about my players any more. I wanted to watch and start learning about them.
“They are all nice guys with big skills with big passion - all that we need and now we can work together.
“That’s all I want to do and not think of anything different.
“Everything is so bam, bam, bam.... next game, next game, next game. I enjoy all the games we have but I enjoy it more when we win.”