Jurgen Klopp urges Liverpool fans to "ignore" impending exit against Chelsea
The German made the admission after Sunday's 5-2 FA Cup crushing of Norwich City, which was the Reds' first match since he dropped the bombshell that he would be stepping down from his post at the end of the season.
In a tell-all interview with Liverpool media, Klopp stressed that he wanted to go about his business as usual between now and the end of the season, but he was inevitably serenaded by the Anfield faithful as he emerged out of the tunnel on Sunday.
Klopp and his team of departing assistants — Pep Lijnders, Peter Krawietz and Vitor Matos — had smiles etched across their faces as You'll Never Walk Alone boomed out around Anfield, before the Reds' attacking firepower overwhelmed their Championship counterparts.
David Wagner — a long-time friend of Klopp — witnessed his Norwich side give Liverpool a couple of scares through Ben Gibson and Carlos Sainz, but Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch, Diogo Jota, Darwin Nunez and Virgil van Dijk all found a way past the Canaries backline.
A fifth-round tie with either Watford or Southampton will be Liverpool's reward, and Klopp has admitted that he needed to «pull himself together» on an emotionally-charged afternoon, but the 56-year-old is hoping that fans will pay no attention to his imminent departure while his side are battling Chelsea in midweek.
«It is [emotional] but my job is to… OK, it's not always easy but I have to pull myself together and I received all the messages the people sent, I'm not made of wood so I get all of these,» Klopp said in his post-game press conference.
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