'Shankly did not succeed alone- and neither did I'

KLOPP TRIBUTE TO HIS BELOVED LIVERPOOL AND UNSUNG STAFF

- Chris McKenna

JURGEN KLOPP was not with the uncomfortable question but perhaps uneasy with the thought.

It was put to the departing Liverpool manager that one day he may be immortalised alongside the club's greats with a statue outside Anfield.

"Do I think I need it?," he said. "Definitely not. I am not sure what Bill [Shankly] or all the other guys thought.'

It was quickly put to Klopp that Shankly's statue was not erected until long after he had passed away.

"Well then, they have another 40 years to think about that," he said. The 56-year-old German is now predicting how long he will live.

To be fair, he has got most of his predictions right on Merseyside since arriving at Liverpool in October, 2015.

He said he would turn doubters to believers and deliver a title in four years. A Champions League was won in 2019 before the 30-year wait for a league title was ended in 2020. A Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, FA Cup and two League Cups would follow.