Jurgen Klopp has spoken out on his reasons for quitting Liverpool, having admitted he now wants to work on the “bigger picture” in football.

The German spoke publicly for the first time on Tuesday since taking up his new role as Red Bull’s head of global soccer. It’s Klopp’s first job since leaving Liverpool last summer after nearly nine years in charge at Anfield.

The 57-year-old cited a lack of energy when he announced he would be stepping down last year. Speaking during his press conference in Salzburg, he opened up more on his decision to walk away from the Reds, and why he has taken on his new role with Red Bull - which has been met with some criticism from his former clubs.

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“When you are in the job for 25 years, it's super intense,” Klopp explained. “The only thing is that I am a very curious person and I couldn't feed that anymore.

“It was just game after game after game after game. You keep a specific level and I wasn't extremely happy with that to be honest. I always want to try to learn new stuff and I felt when I heard about the role that's what I would do.

“I no longer have to improve the game in individual places, but I want to make football better all over the world. No longer prepare a new game every week, but work on the bigger picture.”

As part of his role, Klopp will oversee soccer operations for Red Bull’s stable of teams, which includes the likes of RB Leipzig, Red Bull Salzburg and New York Red Bulls. However, he has ruled out ever becoming a coach for any of the clubs he will now be overseeing.

Asked during his press conference whether he could step back into management if a role became available at a Red Bull side, Klopp emphatically answered “no”.

“I will not be the coach of a Red Bull team," he added. "That is a clear commitment. As much as you can give a guarantee, I will not be a coach at all. I am probably the only person in this room who will be asked where are you in five years, I don't have a clue.

"But I will not be a replacement of one of the Red Bull coaches. I hope we can create a structure where these questions will not come up at all."