Jurgen Klopp sends brilliant message to Liverpool fans ahead of 'best weekend of our lives'
Liverpool legend Jurgen Klopp is back on Merseyside for the first time since leaving last summer. And the Anfield hero has sent a message ahead of a huge weekend for the club.
Attending the LFC Foundation gala dinner, he said in a video posted on social media: "So, I'm back here in the wonderful cathedral. It took me a year to find a way back, but now I am here!
"What a weekend ahead. I heard that the city will be buzzing. I'm pretty sure it will. And I see it from a different perspective, from a very good perspective — from your perspective.
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"I told you on my last day, from now on I will be one of you. Yeah, OK. Standing in a black suit is maybe not the best example! But at the weekend, I will try to be part of it as much as you let me.
"Congratulations for last season. Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic. I enjoyed it so much. Congratulations to the team and to Arne Slot especially. What a guy, and what a coach.
"And yeah. Let's have the best weekend of our lives... so far. Because loads of great weekends will follow with this wonderful team and this great club. See you. Bye!"
Earlier in the day, Slot had confirmed that Klopp will attend this weekend's game with Crystal Palace, after which Virgil van Dijk will lift the Premier League trophy. On Monday, there will be a parade around the city center.
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