For Jurgen Klopp it seems domestic cups in England are like buses. You wait ages for one and then two come along at once. Since his Anfield arrival in October 2015, Liverpool have flattered to deceive on this front but after lifting the League Cup at Chelsea’s expense back in February, the Merseysiders have duly returned to Wembley three months later to leave Thomas Tuchel’s European champions feeling blue once again.
Ad/> It is no mean feat and the result is that Klopp has pretty much won it all when it comes to adding to the Champions Walls at Anfield and inside the club’s AXA Training Centre. Champions LeagueKlopp hopeful over Salah and Van Dijk injuries3 HOURS AGO And yet … There is a sense that this Liverpool team STILL need something more, particularly when it comes to legacy. A preposterous notion? Perhaps.
Remember, this is the team that ended a 30-year wait for a Premier League title, that has pushed Manchester City to the limit at the summit of the table on more than a couple of occasions, won the club’s first ever Club World Cup and have also reached three Champions League finals in the last five years. The standards Klopp and his side have set in recent seasons have threatened to reach new heights even for a club with the glittering history of the Anfield giants. Indeed, many a Kopite privy to witnessing the greats of the 70s and 80s have suggested this is the best team they have ever seen play on the hallowed L4 turf.
That is some accolade and conversely this is where expectation soars beyond the norm. If this Liverpool team is to stand above greats of yesteryear, they must go on and win more of the top-tier trophies. Yes, they may have surpassed points tallies of previous champions wearing a liverbird upon
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