Jurgen Klopp said of the League Cup final. “I want to win on Sunday, but not for me or my trophy cabinet, It’s for the boys, the club, and the people.” That is far more important.
Winning the League Cup would be a crucial addition to the final segment of a memoir with Liverpool, the soon-to-depart manager Jurgen Klopp (56) said before his side’s final match against Chelsea.
Klopp has announced that he will step down as Liverpool manager at the end of the season, citing dwindling energy.
The German, who is the only Liverpool manager to have won six different major trophies, would dedicate the victory to everyone associated with the Merseyside club during his trophy-laden nine-year tenure.
“We wrote, and we are still writing, a wonderful book, and when I leave we close that book and put it on the shelf and then someone else will write a wonderful book.
“Yes, there is space for some chapters. It is long. I am not there and writing the resume already? Not at all. I am 100% in trying to create a few special memories on top of what we have done.”
Klopp’s side has a lengthy injury list that could jeopardize their chances of winning a record-extending 10th League Cup at Wembley Stadium, with Diogo Jota, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, and Curtis Jones all out, as well as forwards Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, and midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai doubtful for Sunday.
Liverpool’s most recent victory came in the 2021-22 season, when they won the FA Cup and narrowly missed completing a treble by finishing second in the Premier League.
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