Former Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva has hailed Reds boss Jurgen Klopp as "special" and lifted the lid on the pair's "fantastic" relationship during their shared time at Anfield.
Lucas, who made the move to Merseyside in the summer of 2007 from boyhood side Gremio, was forced to announce his retirement from the professional game during an emotional press conference with the Brazilian top-flight club last month after a heart condition was detected during routine medical tests in late 2022.
His premature exit from the game comes six years after he departed Anfield, having spent two seasons under Klopp after the German was appointed as Brendan Rodgers' successor in October 2015.
