Jurgen Klopp slammed as Richard Keys claims key decision 'killed' Liverpool's season
Richard Keys believes Jurgen Klopp's announcement has "killed" Liverpool.
In January, the German revealed that he would be stepping down from his role as manager after nine years. The Reds picked up a record-extending Carabao Cup triumph thanks to Virgil van Dijk's header in a 1-0 win over Chelsea at Wembley.
Liverpool have defied expectations to battle at the top of the Premier League rivalling Manchester City and Arsenal. A FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Manchester United ended their hopes of a quadruple whilst they remained in pursuit of the Europa League and English top-flight.
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In recent weeks, Klopp's side have staggered in their form picking up a point at Old Trafford before suffering a disappointing 1-0 defeat at home to Crystal Palace. Thursday brought an end to their Europa League hopes as they failed to overturn the 3-0 deficit from their defeat at home to Atalanta.
Mohamed Salah scored the only goal of the game in the second-leg in a 1-0 win but the Reds limped out of Europe in Klopp's bow as Liverpool manager. Taking to X, Keys lauded Aston Villa for their Europa Conference League win over but took aim at the Liverpool boss for his mid-season announcement.
He said: "It’s such a shame that our clubs have done so badly this past week but congrats to @AVFCOfficial Let’s hope they go on & win it now. Emery has done a fantastic job.
"Sadly it’s beginning to look as though Klopp’s ill-judged announcement has killed Liverpool not lifted them."
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