Jurgen Klopp revealed he is unable to summon the same “anger” he felt at Liverpool’s Champions League final defeat three years ago as he rejected suggestions his side are on a revenge mission against Real Madrid.

The LaLiga giants claimed a third successive crown in Europe’s elite club competition in May 2018 by beating the Reds 3-1 in the Kiev showpiece, where Mohamed Salah suffered a shoulder injury following Sergio Ramos’ challenge.

While Klopp had strong emotions at the time, he was adamant those have died down as the teams prepare to meet for the first time since that tempestuous occasion at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium on Tuesday evening.

“And we have no problem with the role of challenger. I’m not determined to show the world how good we are, I want to show our fans that we are still fighting. That’s much more important to me, to be honest.

“If people think because we don’t play so well that I am not a good manager, then I don’t like that but I don’t care. We had some problems, which you know about, but we want to get whatever is possible out of this season.”

After their 2018 final defeat to Real, Liverpool went one better 12 months later to claim their sixth European Cup, before Klopp ushered them to their first Premier League title last year.

Asked whether he would regret not taking over at Real at some point in his career, he replied: “If I had at the end of my career only three clubs, which would be Mainz, Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool, then it’s not too bad.

“Would I regret it if I never managed Real Madrid? I don’t think so.”