Jurgen Klopp delivered a congratulations message to Nat Phillips just minutes after Liverpool secured their passage to the Champions League final on Tuesday evening.
The Reds came from two goals down on the night to come back and win 3-2, completing a 5-2 aggregate victory in the process. But despite the joy of reaching a third European Cup final in five seasons, their German manager had not forgotten about the achievements of Phillips elsewhere.
Currently on loan in the Championship, the 25-year-old centre-back helped Bournemouth secure a return to Premier League football after the Cherries beat rivals Nottingham Forest 1-0 and secured the second automatic promotion spot. A win for Forest would have left the two sides level on 82 points, ensuring final day drama, but Kieffer Moore's late goal started the party early on the South Coast for Phillips and his teammates.
