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Jurgen Klopp Bids Farewell After An Emotional Victory In Final Match As Liverpool Manager

Jurgen Klopp embraced each member of his backroom staff and also Wolves manager Gary O'Neil after the final whistle blew. Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk was in tears as he hugged Klopp near the center circle

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Liverpool's manager Jurgen Klopp reacts after the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Photo: AP
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In many ways, it was business as usual for Jurgen Klopp. (More Football News)

He touched the 바카라This is Anfield바카라 sign in the tunnel on the way out to the pitch.

He patrolled the middle of the field with his hands behind his back during the warmups, watching his own team 바카라 and then, with that trademark glare, his opponents.

He waved to fans behind the Liverpool dugout and tapped his heart just before kickoff, before soaking in the pre-match rendition of 바카라You'll Never Walk Alone.바카라

바카라This morning I woke up,바카라 Klopp said Sunday before the final match of his transformational, nearly nine-year stint in charge of Liverpool, 바카라and I was completely in game mode.바카라

This, of course, was no normal day for Klopp.

The 2-0 win over Wolverhampton on a sunny day at Anfield doubled as a tribute to a coach who led Liverpool to seven major trophies and forged such a connection with the city that he has been compared to Bill Shankly 바카라 the club's legendary manager from 1959-74.

No wonder he looked emotional throughout an afternoon that Liverpool fans never wanted to come.

They lined the streets outside Anfield to welcome Klopp and his players, and then produced a paper mosaic of the word 바카라JURGEN바카라 in the stand opposite the dugouts.

바카라People are calling it The Last Dance. So let's dance,바카라 he told Sky Sports just off the field before the match began 바카라 and Liverpool obliged by strolling to one final victory for Klopp thanks to goals by Alexis Mac Allister and Jarell Quansah.

Klopp embraced each member of his backroom staff and also Wolves manager Gary O'Neil after the final whistle blew. Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk was in tears as he hugged Klopp near the center circle.

Liverpool finished third in the standings, nine points behind champion Manchester City.

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