Klopp averts crisis with first win as Germany boss

Jurgen Klopp celebrated his first win as Germany manager on Thursday as his side eased to a 2-0 win against Serbia in the third fixture of their Uefa Nations League campaign. Liverpool's Florian Wirtz and Bayern Munich's Tom Bischof both found the net as a youthful Germany made short work of a lacklustre Serbia team in Munich. It was a win that lifted the pressure on the new national team boss, after he began his tenure with a 1-1 draw against the Netherlands and a shock 1-0 defeat to Greece last weekend. Another loss, or a draw, would have made Klopp the first Germany coach in history not to win any of his first three games in charge. Instead, victory marked a cautious sense of optimism for the four-time world champions, as they look to return to the international elite under Klopp. "The mix of football and attitude was top level today. I told the boys that this has to be our benchmark," Klopp told public broadcaster ZDF. His players sang his praises in return. "Jurgen is a coach that pulls people along with him. We saw that today and I hope it continues into the future," said Bischof. Having nominated a bumper squad of 44 players for...