New Germany manager Jürgen Klopp got his first win with a 2-0 Nations League victory over Serbia in Munich on Thursday. Ex-Liverpool boss Klopp had started his tenure with a draw against the Netherlands before slipping to a shock home defeat to Greece.
Germany built on a strong start at the Allianz Arena after Bayern Munich midfielder Tom Bischof fired in his first international goal five minutes before halftime. Liverpool forward Florian Wirtz added a second in the 61st minute with a neat finish as Klopp's new-look side closed out a morale-boosting win.
"That's going in my archive. We'll make a video out of it now," Klopp said. "That's how we want to play." With regular captain Joshua Kimmich allowed to leave camp, Bayern forward Serge Gnabry took the armband while goalkeeper Jonas Urbig started at his home stadium.
Klopp made changes during the closing stages, with Celtic midfielder Mika Baur becoming the 1,000th player to feature for Germany. "It was important to win again, just for the spirit in the team," Wirtz said.
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