The German was denied his first trophy in English football on Sunday as the Reds were beaten on penalties by Manchester City at the end of a thrilling 1-1 draw at Wembley.
Klopp’s disappointment in the immediate aftermath was obvious, though the manager’s post-match comments were interspersed with an insistence that his team will bounce back.
And as they prepare to welcome City to Anfield for a Barclays Premier League encounter just three days on, he explained why the final has done nothing to dampen his enthusiasm.
“I am 100 per cent excited about the challenge,” Klopp told reporters. “It gets better and better by the day. Why? Because I know more. I am patient enough to work for the moment and then we can change things.
“On Sunday, with a bit of luck we could have won this game. If Divock Origi makes that header it’s 2-1 and then we’re stood here and you are asking a different question. It’s the same situation, just without a bit of silverware in our hands.”
The boss continued: “To become successful in the future we need to learn a lot of things. The first thing is that you really need to work to go there.
“We can’t be successful just because of the history of the club or the name of the manager or the names of the players.
“The way we play football is influenced by a few things – how we train and which players we have. We have to change a lot of things to be successful.
“It’s not possible in this world of football to be successful in England five or six years in a row. Nobody can win the league five or six years in a row because the financial potential of all the teams is too big.
“But always to be a part of this and to be a challenger is possible. That’s what we have to be in the future. To do that, we have to make decisions.
“I feel absolutely perfect here. Not because I lost a final but because I know everyone here is working so hard.
“They need a bit of help. And they need a hand to handle the pressure from the outside. Maybe there is pressure from the press and the public, but I can handle that.”