Jurgen Klopp took charge of his first Liverpool game against Tottenham in October and he faces them again on Saturday Night Football. Ahead of the eagerly-anticipated Anfield encounter, we examine the German's first six months at the helm…

When assessing Jurgen Klopp's start to life at Liverpool, last weekend's 3-2 defeat to Southampton feels like a fitting place to start. The Reds were buoyant after motoring into a two-goal lead through Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge, but a second-half collapse saw them leave St Mary's Stadium empty-handed.

The topsy-turvy encounter encapsulated the good and the bad of Klopp's reign. For every step forward there has been another in the opposite direction, and on the face of it, progress has been minimal. Liverpool were 10th when he took over; they areRoberto Firmino were at the heart of it, contributing a goal each in a whirlwind 25-minute spell in the first half, and the 4-1 scoreline made it City's heaviest defeat at the Etihad Stadium.

"The first 30 or 35 minutes were as good as anything I can remember, not from Klopp or any Liverpool team, but in the Premier League," said Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher. "It was like the Red Arrows watching Liverpool, they were just running through people all the time."

Klopp's Liverpool also count Manchester United among their victims having eased to victory over Louis van Gaal's side in the last 16 of the Europa League. The 3-1 aggregate triumph kept Klopp's hunt for silverware alive after the disappointment of the Capital One Cup final defeat to