Jurgen Klopp is into his last few days in his job and as many in his situation would do, he's firing a few parting shots as he leaves.
The Liverpool boss will bid farewell to his adoring fans on Sunday, when his side host Wolves in their final Premier League game of the season.
Klopp departs after a trophy-laden nine-year spell on Merseyside, during which time he led his team to the Champions League trophy, a Premier League title, two League Cups, an FA Cup, a Community Shield, a Club World Cup and a UEFA Super Cup.
It was that league success that many supporters will remember most fondly, as it ended a 30-year wait since Liverpool were last crowned champions of England, although the celebration was tainted somewhat by the Covid-19 lockdown that was in place at the time.
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Klopp fires shot at Ferdinand over historic comment
Liverpool were already miles clear at the top of the league when football was put on hold in March of that year, leading to rival fans taunting them with calls to "null and void" the season.
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand was one of those voices, saying at the time that he would "void the season and start afresh," a solution which would of course have left Liverpool without their coveted league title.
Klopp hasn't forgotten Ferdinand's line, and he was quick to remind him about it in a farewell interview with Liverpool fan channel Redmen TV, which went out on Wednesday.
"Rio Ferdinand I think said it, "I think you should null and void the league"', Klopp said, reflecting on the uncertainty of the time.
"I forgot that actually that he was [the one who said that] because I gave him an interview only recently... it was not a good interview anyway.'"
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Ferdinand works for TNT Sports, a company with whom Klopp has long shared a frosty relationship. He recently said that he would never watch the channel again, due to his long-running row with them over their propensity to place Liverpool in his hated 12.30pm Saturday live TV slot.
Klopp still has a few more days in which to settle a few more old scores, so let's hope he goes full Ted Crilly in his final post-match interview on Sunday.
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