Sir Kenny Dalglish has delivered a touching message of thanks to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, after the German was granted the freedom of the city on Wednesday.
Klopp, 55, was recognised in a special ceremony at Liverpool Town Hall yesterday, acknowledging his significant achievements since becoming the Reds manager in 2015. And former Liverpool manager and player Dalglish has shown his own gratitude by giving the current Anfield boss and warm message of thanks, with a bit of his native tongue included.
Speaking at the ceremony, Dalglish said: "I'd just like to say, Jurgen, I know you won't have understood a word that I have said to you. Being a Liverpool fan and being fortunate enough to work at the club, danke schon."
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Klopp ended Liverpool's 30-year wait for a top flight English League title in 2020. The last Reds manager to achieve such a feat was Dalglish himself, in 1990. The Scot has previously been granted the freedom of the city himself.
Former Borussia Dortmund boss Klopp has also delivered the Champions League and multiple cups triumphs during his seven-year stretch on Merseyside, including the FA Cup and the FIFA World Club Championship.
He is warmly regarded on Merseyside and when asked he if felt like he was a Scouser, added: “It is not for me to say that but I feel like that and over the years you realise that the Scouse people and us as a family have a lot of things in common.
"We care about similar things, have similar political views and we like to be very open, that's how it is. All people around me, my friends and family, see more of the city than I do and I hear always that they enjoy it exactly because of that; because people are really open, nice, kind and friendly. That's what I want to be as well.
“I have to be honest, when I first heard this news I had to take a minute to take it in. As you can imagine, I get a lot of different types of news in my job but this was definitely a ‘wow’ moment.
“The main reason for this was what Liverpool, the city and its wonderful people, mean to me and my family. The welcome that we have been given has been unbelievable from the word go, so to get this kind of recognition is incredible. It is also very humbling."
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