Klopp relishing home return

Juergen Klopp is back in Germany for the first time as Liverpool manager on Thursday, hunting a Europa League win at Augsburg in his quest to quench the Reds' thirst for silverware.

Klopp returns to the touchline of a Bundesliga ground for the first time since the 48-year-old quit Borussia Dortmund last season, before he replaced Brendan Rogers as Liverpool boss in October.

Fans have clamored for tickets for the round of 32, first-leg clash at the WWK Arena in deepest Bavaria to see Liverpool, which is unbeaten in its six European games under Klopp and buoyed by Sunday's 6-0 thrashing of Aston Villa.