Pochettino: "I want to thank the captain, Seamus Coleman - he came into the dressing room to console Son.”
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Chris Bascombe
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- LFC were just a matter of seconds away from having to wear purple in Champions League final there.
- Carlo Ancelotti when asked about LFC signing Thiago, who he managed at Bayern: “My heart is broken. He is a fantastic player.”
- Full-time Anfield. Liverpool 4 Rest of England 2
- Klopp on facing Leeds: “We didn’t see any suspicious people around our training ground this week.”
- Welcome to Liverpool, Naby Keita. We've been expecting this for a while!!!! Exceptional in a high pressure game like this.
- Virgil Van Dijk. What. A. Player.
- "They have won it." "No we haven't." "They think they have won it." "No we don't." "They're planning the parade." "No we're not." "It's over." "Look, just bloody sod off with your reverse psychology and worry about yourself. You're kidding NO-ONE" x 20 more PL games.
- Had the privilege to report on every LFC final since 2001. For sheer courage, perseverance and refusal to give in, that was up there with a certain game in 2005.
- Klopp: “Gary Neville should not think I am like him. I am not like him.”
- Klopp: “I am happy for the Champions League that they do not have to play without us!”
- Klopp on Mane substitution: "I was afraid his opponent would go down if Sadio took a deep breath."
- LFC spent Klopp's 1st year craving Champions League football. In his 2nd year they secured qualification on the final day of season. Today, they're 30 points above side in 5th, with 16 games still to play. If Utd want to measure their progress over next few years, measure that.
- There were ten LFC academy players/graduates in Klopp’s 20-man squad today.