Jurgen Klopp sends message to next Liverpool manager as 'perfect moment' arrives
Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool will thrive after his end-of-season departure as he insisted "this team will attract a top-class manager" to replace him.
The Reds head into the weekend as Premier League leaders and could extend their advantage over rivals Manchester City to four points with a victory at Anfield on Sunday, which comes after third-place Arsenal have the chance to go top against Brentford on Saturday evening.
With a Carabao Cup success already ticked off, Klopp's final couple of months as manager will be characterised by a push for further honours with Liverpool still involved in the FA Cup, away at Manchester United in the quarter-finals next week, while being virtually assured of a place in the last eight of the Europa League after Thursday's 5-1 win at Sparta Prague in the first leg.
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Work remains ongoing in the background at Liverpool, however, as owners Fenway Sports Group continue to evaluate the best possible candidates to succeed a manager who has had a transformational effect on the entire club since his October 2015 appointment.
Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso remains the outstanding candidate in the eyes of many, while Sporting coach Ruben Amorim and Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann have also been linked, but Klopp denies suggestions he will be a difficult act to follow, saying any elite-level tactician would jump at the chance of taking over from next season onwards.
"[It's impossible to follow] after me? No, that’s not true. I understand it 100% but everybody involved in this club thinks and knows this
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