Jurgen Klopp: his Liverpool touchline fashion - in pictures

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New Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp secured the first win of his Anfield reign on Wednesday as a young side, featuring three debutants, beat Bournemouth 1-0 in the League Cup.

The game could also go down as significant because Klopp appeared to have settled on his new touchline look, after flirting with different styles during his first few games in charge.

A manager's sartorial decisions can become an important part of their team's image, from Brian Clough's famous green jumpers, to Alex Ferguson's overcoat and Arsene Wenger's 'sleeping bag' parka.

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At Borussia Dortmund, Klopp's signature look involved a puffer-style sleeveless jacket, a baseball cap and a pair of stylish glasses.

When he first arrived at Anfield it looked as though he could revamp his image. At his unveiling, Klopp cut a dash, adopting the 'middle-aged-but-cool' look involving jeans and an open necked shirt. The glasses though, remained the same.

But for his first match in charge he donned a branded Liverpool training top, available for £52 from the Liverpool club shop, suggesting that he would carry on where he left off as manager of Borussia Dortmund, where his touchline attire was similar to that of his players.

Against Ruben Kazan in the Europa League, Klopp appeared in the dugout wearing a duffle coat, which looked as though it had the potential to become a classic, over a suit and tie.

However, keen students of Klopp's sartorial preferences would not have been surprised, as the German liked to dress up smartly for European matches while in charge of Dortmund.

Back in the Premier League the following weekend, as Liverpool faced Southampton, Klopp was once again resplendent in training ground gear, although this time he wore a warmer, quilted Liverpool jacket with a hood.

Perhaps the milder weather was responsible, but against Bournemouth he was once again wearing the same waterproof drill top that he sported for his first match in charge.

Despite appearing to have settled on a similar look to the one he had in his previous job, he has so far eschewed two key components of his old look - the baseball cap and the sleeveless jacket, even though the Liverpool club shop does sell a range of branded gilets.

Perhaps he is trying to avoid comparisons, on and off the pitch, with West Brom boss Tony Pulis.