Jurgen Klopp bids Liverpool fans another farewell

Jurgen Klopp used his farewell appearance with Liverpool fans to take some good-natured swipes at his Premier League rivals with Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea all in the firing line.

The 56-year-old was attending a question and answer session at the M&S Bank Arena in the city and spoke freely – although not too freely after revealing he had been given a list of topics classed as off-limits – to a 10,000-capacity sell-out audience.

Klopp said he had been told to steer clear of "[broadcaster] TNT – no 1230 discussion; referees; we don't talk about Man City – don’t know why; we don’t talk about financial things – don’t know why; VAR".

However, when asked by compere John Bishop about the prospect of Liverpool being awarded two more Premier League titles should City be stripped of honours if any of the 115 charges for financial irregularities were proven, Klopp said: "If you organise a bus parade I’m in. How long it takes, I don’t care how long."

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The German was also asked about the support he had received from owners Fenway Sports Group, often a bone of contention for fans who felt the Americans did not give the manager enough financial support.

"The owners do what owners do," he said. "Surprise! The owners want to earn money. Sorry to tell you that.

"It’s not like they earn money on a daily basis: they invest something and that’s how the whole world goes.

"We should be really happy we have them and not guys who bought London clubs. I wouldn’t have survived a year at