Liverpool star, James Milner has said that manger Jurgen Klopp’s exuberant touchline antics are not just for exhibition but integral part of an authentic package that helps drive the team forward.

Last season, the Reds triumphed for their maiden trophy in the Champions League under manager Klopp, winning their opening eight Premier League games this term to stir hopes for a first top-flight title since 1990.

Routinely competing for major silverware increases dramatically from where Liverpool was when Klopp took over in October 2015, the club then languished in 10th.

Animated dances and sideline theatrics, while becoming a trademark of his managerial make-up, gained him admirers and detractors, but midfielder Milner maintains that the action is real.

“The biggest thing with the manager is that what you see is what you get,” Milner told the Liverpool website.

“He doesn’t have one front for the cameras and then he’s completely different with the players.

“He’s honest with the players and he lives every minute of it. He’s on the side and he’s bouncing around, he wants to be out there. That energy’s big for us when we’re down.

“He seems to judge it right, when to put an arm round the shoulder after a game.

“If we haven’t played well or something he knows what to say at half-time, or if you need a rocket he’ll give you that as well.

“He seems to judge those situations very well.”

Now 33, ex-England international Milner is the most senior member of Klopp’s squad.

The versatile former Manchester City man understands his role is to pass on knowledge to the next generation but also to continue learning from his highly regarded manager.

“You’ve always got to try to improve as much as you can, so I’ll go into every training session, every day, with that mindset that you never know anything,” he said.

“I’m sure the manager’s learned things and he’s been in football a lot longer than me.

“I think if you’ve got the mindset where you think that you know everything, you’re going to be struggling.”