Collymore: Klopp “owns Liverpool Football Club lock, stock and barrel”

Former Liverpool star Stan Collymore believes Jurgen Klopp is now untouchable at Anfield after delivering the club’s first European trophy since 2005.

The Reds beat Tottenham 2-0 on Saturday evening to clinch the Champions League for a sixth time in their history, managing to see the result through despite performing uncharacteristically poorly for most of the game.

And Collymore believes the result has elevated Klopp to a position few managers ever attain at any football club.

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“Klopp is a very, very hard man and after leading them to Champions League glory against Tottenham on Saturday he owns Liverpool Football Club lock, stock and barrel,” Collymore told the Mirror.

“No mean feat given he lost a League Cup, Europa League and Champions League final before finally landing the last one at the second time of asking.

“I know Liverpool only finished a point behind Manchester City this season but a year ago they came up short big time in the race for the Premier League title.

“And a manager without Klopp’s personality would have been under way more pressure.

“But the way he has managed to buy himself a lot more time over the years is a lesson to others around him.

“One which says that, if you can cultivate a persona, you are going to get much more time to do your job.

“When that persona is about fun, enjoyment, joy and laughter, everyone wants to be involved.

“If Klopp can now go on to win the Premier League with Liverpool next season or the one after then we might as well give him the keys to the whole place for the best part of the next decade.

“Because while City boss Pep Guardiola has created a super-professional, super-proficient outfit that plays football a certain way and has all the club staff connected, Klopp has taken those connections between everybody working at Anfield in whatever capacity to a whole new level.”

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