“The first three months at Dortmund were difficult,”- Robert Lewandowski

Bayern Munich frontman Robert Lewandowski has looked back on a lengthy chat he had with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.

Lewandowski has played under Klopp during his four-year spell at Borussia Dortmund, In 187 appearances he scored 103 goals and 42 assists. He left in the summer of 2014 to join the defending German champions, Bayern Munich.

Early seasons at the Dortmund wasn’t always easy for Lewandowski, who struggled at early few seasons in Dortmund.

Robert’s luck quickly changed, however, began to change following a long and frank chat with his former manager Klopp.

“The first three months at Dortmund were difficult,” Lewandowski recalled of his time with Dortmund during an interview with Goal.

“But I still know exactly when the situation got better.

“After the game, I talked to Jurgen Klopp and asked him openly what he expected from me. We spoke for almost two hours.

“I told him what was on my mind, and he explained to me what he expected from me.

“After this conversation, everything worked better. We won the next game 4-0 against Augsburg, I scored a hat-trick and got an assist.”

Lewandowski holds his former manager in very high regard, saying two years ago:

“He was a coach who also had a very big influence on my career and I can only be thankful to him.

“What we did together at Dortmund and the progress we made has brought us to where we are.

“I’m delighted I was able to get to know such a coach and such a person as Jürgen because he’s amazing – both as a coach and a person. I learned so much from him and that means a lot.”

“I’m delighted I was able to get to know such a coach and such a person as Jürgen because he’s amazing – both as a coach and a person. I learned so much from him and that means a lot.”

“I’m delighted I was able to get to know such a coach and such a person as Jürgen because he’s amazing – both as a coach and a person. I learned so much from him and that means a lot.”