Jürgen Klopp’s farewell to the city of Liverpool at the M&S Bank Arena saw the legendary manager mentioning Manchester City’s charges over financial fair play.
Nine days after his final game at Anfield, the former football boss returned to the city for a send-off, with over 10,000 fans in attendance.
A highlights reel of some of his greatest moments and supporters’ repeated singing of his song reduced the German to tears as he took questions and opened up on what lies ahead.
Hosted by comedian John Bishop and LFC TV presenter Peter McDowall, the questions were feisty enough to spark conversation.
When asked whether Liverpool’s owners, FSG, had backed him enough, Klopp criticised Chelsea’s management for parting ways with Mauricio Pochettino.
“We should be really happy that we have these owners and not guys who bought London clubs and other stuff. I wouldn’t have survived a year at Liverpool with them in charge,” he said.
“’Great development but not good enough, sack him!’ A year later, ‘Sack him’. Then finally, they play football where people think they might be back, and they sack the manager anyway.
“People always think the grass is greener but we have owners who really feel responsible for the club and work hard as well to be successful. I felt supported. We did it as well as we could have done and I’m fine with it.”
Klopp also answered how he would celebrate if Liverpool were awarded more Premier League titles over Manchester City’s 115 charges for breaching league regulations.
“You leave this club having won the Premier League once. There could be a court decision that means you’ve won the Premier League three times?” Bishop asked him.
“If you organise a bus parade, I’m in! How long it takes, I don’t care,” Klopp responded.
Arne Slot will take over the reins as Reds boss, with the Dutchman set to begin his role on 1 June.
Pictured above: Jürgen Klopp.
Image source: @liverpoolfc
