John Toshack: Jurgen Klopp must win a trophy this season

Former Liverpool star John Toshack believes Jurgen Klopp must win a trophy this season to ensure he remains manager for the foreseeable future.

Despite guiding his side to three cup finals since taking charge at Anfield, the German manager has yet to add any silverware to the Reds’ trophy cabinet.

And in spite of Liverpool’s formidable start to this year’s Premier League campaign, Toshack thinks Klopp’s job will not be entirely secure if his side fail to win something by the end of the season.

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KIEV, UKRAINE – MAY 26: Jurgen Klopp, Manager of Liverpool leaves the stage after recieving his runners up medal following his sides defeat in the UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Liverpool at NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium on May 26, 2018 in Kiev, Ukraine. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

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“If Liverpool don’t win a trophy this year then they’ve got a decision to make (about Klopp),” said Toshack, according to the Belfast Telegraph.

“Things look really good at the moment, but this is Klopp’s third full season at Liverpool and this is the acid test for him.

“You can be unlucky not to win a trophy, but at the top clubs that’s what matters.

“It’s such a fine dividing line, but when you’re at a club like Liverpool that’s what it’s all about.

“Klopp seems a super guy. He’s open with the players and tells it how it is.

“Maybe he’s too passionate at times, but the dividing line is so thin between first and second.

“You feel City have got the edge with Pep Guardiola because they’ve got trophies behind them.

“That’s a big thing and Liverpool haven’t won any yet.”

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