Steven Gerrard has urged Liverpool fans to soak up every minute of Jurgen Klopp’s time as manager before his expected departure in 2024.
Klopp has performed wonders for the Reds since taking over in 2015. He lost his first three finals but now has five major trophies to his name at Anfield. What’s more, that tally could reach eight at the end of this season.
Indeed, Liverpool have already won the Carabao Cup this term and are after the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup.
Gerrard never played under Klopp, but Klopp has insisted in the past that he would have loved the 41-year-old in his team.
And, looking from afar at the work the German has done at Liverpool, Gerrard warned fans not to take the current times for granted.
The Aston Villa boss told The Overlap: “Every time I’ve met Jurgen Klopp, I’ve seen him walking his dog, and it’s always open arms and it’s real.
“I know I’m in the same league and competing, I have to be careful what I say.
“But Liverpool fans should enjoy Jurgen Klopp because he’s going to be one in a million, he’s that good.”
Gerrard left Anfield for LA Galaxy at the end of the 2014/15 season after narrowly missing out on the Premier League title with his boyhood club.
Brendan Rodgers had Liverpool fighting with Manchester City all the way, until a damaging 2-0 defeat to Chelsea in April 2014.
And a slip from Gerrard allowed Chelsea to open the scoring. From there, the Reds also collapsed from 3-0 up against Crystal Palace as their title hopes diminished.
But for Gerrard, his costly moment stands out as one of the lowest in his Liverpool career.
Liverpool slip proved costly
“It still pains me and as you say it is a bruise,” the former midfielder said. “It was a learning experience, it is something that I always will take responsibility for. That’s the moment I look back on and think ‘If only I’d got that right, it would be so much better’.
“It definitely flashes back, I think the reason why…