Frustrated Jurgen Klopp vows to ‘reinvent’ Liverpool after Napoli nightmare and fears rivals will be ‘laughing’ at them

FRUSTRATED Jurgen Klopp has vowed to "reinvent" his Liverpool squad after they were embarrassed by Napoli in their Champions League opener.

The Reds were on the receiving end of their joint-biggest defeat in the competition, losing to the Italian side 4-1, and found themselves trailing by three goals at half-time.

Liverpool have won just two games this season and look well off the paceCredit: Getty

It took going behind by four goals for Liverpool to show some intent - with Luis Diaz getting a goal back.

But Liverpool's defensive disaster-class has left Klopp fearing rivals are licking their lips and "laughing" at his team.

Klopp has also hinted at going back to the drawing board tactically, with the team swamped by Premier League and Champions League fixtures.

Klopp told BT Sport: "So, now we have to... little bit looks like we have to reinvent ourselves.

"I would say it's the perfect moment.

"But we have to try to find a set-up to be much better in pretty much everything. In three days time, let's try."

Klopp cut a frustrated figure in his post-match interview, insisting the result was "tough to take".

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But he has asked for more time to find the cause of the gutless defeat in Naples - time which wasn't afforded to compatriot Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea.

Ex-Chelsea boss Tuchel's team, like Liverpool have started poorly in the league, and on Tuesday lost their group stage Champions League opener - at the hands of Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb.

Tuchel was sacked on Wednesday - with Graham Potter the frontrunner to take over the reins at Stamford Bridge - despite splashing upwards of £250million on players this summer.