NEW YORK -- Jurgen Klopp doesn't remember the name of the street but he recalls the staggering traffic that delayed his arrival in Manhattan for the meeting that started it all. He can't distinguish exactly which high-rise building it was in given the scale of steel structures painting the New York skyline, but he reminisces about the exhilaration of walking into the interview that would shape his life and one of the world's biggest sporting institutions.
The street was Lexington Avenue. The skyscraper was the law offices of Shearman & Sterling. The date was October 1, 2015 and Liverpool wanted to assess the long-term vision of the man they coveted to become manager of the club.