Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp hinted at the Financial Fair Play (FPP) charges on Manchester City at his farewell event “Danke Jurgen” on May 28. More than 10,000 fans were in attendance at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool to pay tribute to the German manager.
During his stay at Liverpool, Klopp helped the club win the Premier League in the 2019-20 season after 30 years. The Reds could have added two more league titles to their trophy cabinet in Klopp’s era but were beaten by Manchester City on both occasions. In the 2018-19 season, Manchester City topped the Premier League table with 98 points and Liverpool were just one behind Pep Guardiola’s side.
The same thing happened in the 2021-22 Premier League as well when Liverpool folded the campaign with 92 points.
Comedian-cum-anchor John Bishop referred to those narrow defeats during a Q&A session at Jurgen Klopp’s farewell event. Bishop also highlighted 115 Financial Fair Play (FPP) charges of City. The Manchester-based club has been under investigation after allegedly breaching the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules.
Assuming the potential outcome of the ongoing investigation, John Bishop told Jurgen Klopp, “You leave this club having won the Premier League once. There could be a court decision that means you’ve won the Premier League three times.” In response to it, Klopp dished out a sarcastic remark and said, “If you organise a bus parade, I’m in! How long it takes I don’t care.”
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The 56-year-old clarified that he was quite happy with what he had achieved as the Liverpool manager. “I’m still a happy man. I came in here tonight and would obviously change a few things, but not for me personally. I come here tonight and say goodbye, would you be in a different mood if we had won the league three times instead of one time?” he said.
An emotional Klopp also spoke about his connection with Liverpool during his farewell speech. He said, “I know it’s all about success but the relationship we created is independent of trophies. It’s based on trust, togetherness and the experiences we made together. The trophies are important. If we didn’t win anything, we would have had the farewell party after one and half years and that’s not the same obviously.”
Under Klopp’s guidance, Liverpool clinched the Champions League title in 2019, ending a prolonged wait of nearly 30 years. He also helped the Merseyside club secure an FA Cup, two EFL Cups, the Community Shield, a UEFA Super Cup and a FIFA Club World Cup.
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