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The managerial darling of many a football hipster, Jurgen Klopp shot to prominence as his Borussia Dortmund side emerged as challengers to German powerhouse Bayern Munich. Two league titles, a German Cup and a run to the European Cup Final (where they lost to Bayern) followed. He stepped down at the end of the 2014-15 season but was back in management within months, joining Liverpool as Brendan Rodgers' replacement. After reaching the Europa League final in his first season at Anfield, Klopp went about building a team capable of ending the Reds' long wait for a league title. After a runner-up finish in 2019, that drought finally ended the following year as Liverpool finished 18 points clear of Manchester City to be crowned Premier League champions. The German has also led Liverpool to three Champions League finals, winning the competition in 2019 and losing to Real Madrid in 2018 and 2022. Klopp announced he would be leaving Liverpool at the end of the 2023/2024 season, stating: “I love absolutely everything about this club, I love everything about the city, I love everything about our supporters, I love the team, I love the staff. I love everything. But that I still take this decision shows you that I am convinced it is the one I have to take. “It is that I am, how can I say it, running out of energy. I have no problem now, obviously, I knew it already for longer that I will have to announce it at one point, but I am absolutely fine now. I know that I cannot do the job again and again and again and again."

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UPDATED 09:22, 8 Nov 2024