It’s one of the enduring images of Jurgen Klopp’s time as Liverpool manager, although even his own players weren’t convinced by the celebrations that followed one of his first games in charge.

Klopp of course departed Anfield as one of the Reds’ most successful managers, and without doubt one of the most influential.

Klopp’s first four league games in charge saw just one win, and the last of those fixtures was a humbling 2-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace.



The then-Liverpool boss was left visibly irked as he saw fans leaving the stadium early that night, but just a month later, he would be showing his appreciation to them in a somewhat unorthodox way.

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Having rescued a 2-2 draw against West Brom at Anfield thanks to a stoppage time goal from Divock Origi, Klopp joined hands with his players to celebrate in front of the Kop.

“I saw it, people were still there, and we said thank you,” Klopp explains in 'Doubters to Believers Liverpool FC: Klopp's Era', the new documentary charting his time at Anfield.

Liverpool's players celebrate in front of the Kop after the 2-2 draw with West Brom in 2015

And even Klopp’s own players weren’t too convinced about it, as former Reds midfielder Adam Lallana explained in the documentary.

“It was extremely different for us

But the fans seeing his emotion and his passion on the sideline, they connected, and it soon changed the atmosphere at Anfield.”

Klopp’s celebrations in front of the Kop would become a regular feature of his time in charge at Anfield, although he would go on to usually conduct them by himself