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Jurgen Klopp opens up on special Anfield return in unique Kenny Dalglish moment

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It represented Klopp's first appearance at Anfield since witnessing the Reds, now managed by his replacement Arne Slot, secure the Premier League title against Crystal Palace on the campaign's closing day.Liverpool got off to a flying start, with Thiago finding the net after only six minutes before Jay Spearing extended the advantage with a spectacular effort before the interval.READ MORE: Jamie Carragher's Mohamed Salah prediction comes true after vow to skip Liverpool farewellREAD MORE: Florian Wirtz lifts lid on 'difficult' start at Liverpool and names key influence in turnaroundDortmund fought back after the restart, as Mohamed Zidan reduced the deficit just after the hour and Jan Koller subsequently levelled to prevent Liverpool from claiming victory.Posting on Instagram, Klopp discussed his 'dream' homecoming to Liverpool and emphasised what a privilege it was to work beside three Reds icons.He wrote: "A dream you don't dare to dream became true: First time as an assistant coach in my life."What an honour to assist Sir Kenny, alongside Ian and John! I hope I did an ok job and surely we've had a lot of fun..."FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FB PAGE!



I was here for the Foundation and to be part of a really special experience."For me, a very special experience after a while - being around, being that close, seeing all the Liverpool lads and then seeing the Dortmund lads as well because that was like 80 per cent of my players."And you don't meet very often and have them all together in one room. It's just so nice to see all the boys playing, but I think Thiago alone was worth the ticket!"Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content.

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