Jurgen Klopp's heading for a modern-football miracle, good luck to whoever follows him at Liverpool - The Warm-Up

FRIDAY'S BIG STORIES Four More Years Ad/> It is, by any measure you care to propose, a good time to be a Liverpool fan. Wednesday brings a 2-0 win in the Champions League; Thursday comes with a contract extension for the man at the heart of it, Jürgen Klopp. What's coming today? We've had a sneak peek at the secret almanac, and can exclusively reveal that each and every Liverpool supporter will today find a fiver in the pocket of those trousers that they haven't worn for a while.

Buy yourself something nice. Premier LeagueKlopp signs new deal to stay at Liverpool until 202616 HOURS AGO Klopp's new deal runs until the summer of 2026, which will take his time in charge at Anfield to 11 years. That'll be longer than all the greats — Paisley, Fagan, Dalglish, Hodgson — bar Bill Shankly.

And in the context of hire 'em and fire 'em modern football, it'll be something close to a miracle. Assuming, that is, modern football doesn't wear him out in the meantime. But honestly, you have to worry for Liverpool fans.

Yes, they're getting another four years of high-class attacking football, overseen by a coach who loves and more importantly gets the club. Yes, they'll likely spend all that time competing for trophies and, more importantly, making wonderful memories together. And yes, the immediate future looks as bright and glittering and fun as the immediate past.

But what then? The longer Klopp stays in the dugout, the harder the task for the poor sucker that has to follow him. The bigger the statue, the larger and deeper the shadow. With every giddy victory, with every trophy push, with every charming interview, the job of being the next Liverpool manager gets exponentially harder.