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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Andy Hunter

Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool ready to buckle up for high-stakes title fight

Jürgen Klopp celebrates Liverpool’s 4-1 win over Chelsea
Jürgen Klopp celebrates Liverpool’s 4-1 win over Chelsea Photograph: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC/Getty Images

Some unscrupulous chancers are hitting the jackpot thanks to Jürgen Klopp’s leaving of Liverpool. Lower main stand tickets for his final game at Anfield are priced at £12,000 on one resale site (well, they are right behind the dugout) and a seat on the Kop is going for £4,250. They will get it too, and possibly more nearer the time, should the price of a ticket for Wolves on 19 May include the presentation of the Premier League trophy to a departing idol.

Klopp was asked on Friday whether he had contemplated the perfect Premier League send-off. “I am not a dreamer,” he replied. Having lost out by a single point in two other title races with Manchester City, and with 16 matches to go, it pays not to be.

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