The former Bournemouth boss has signed a two-year deal to lead the Merseyside club and while he acknowledged he's never coached such a big club before, he is ready for the "challenge".
He said: “I feel I have a lot of things to prove in terms of I’ve never coached a club as big as Liverpool. It’s a big challenge for me. But there always has to be that first moment.
"My career has been slowly, slowly: going to a better club, to a better club, then you get a promotion, La Liga, then the Premier League, then you get to a better club. I’ve experienced this kind of change of goals or coaching in a bigger club, and there is always a time where I say: ‘You have to prove that you belong.’
"And this is the first month for me now.
“I need to prove myself and get everyone to know that I belong here, that I have the level to stay here, that I have the level to coach Liverpool. That’s my challenge short term.
"Once you’ve gone through this process and everyone understands that you belong, everything gets easier – from the players, the supporters, the media and the opposition. But you have to go through this process. I trust myself a lot and I think I’m ready for the challenge that I know is very big."
The 44-year-old coach is looking forward to the "magic" of being Liverpool boss and promised to immerse himself in local life.
He said: “You have to be very aware of the mistakes but I wouldn’t like to be too careful.
“I would like to act quite normal. I’m not going to live in my bubble – just training ground, stadium, home. I would also like to go to the city, experience the city. I know some places I will have to take some pictures. But it’s part of the magic of being the Liverpool manager and I would not like to change too much...
“One of our biggest advantages is if we get this connection from the team to the supporters, from the supporters to the team, it will be very difficult to stop us, especially at home, because I felt it from the other side. That is probably one of the first things to do and achieve. Get this connection because this will help us.
"I think it’s something that has to come from the team. I know if the team gives what we want, we’ll have everyone behind us. And this is something that I would like also the players to acknowledge and to accept.”
