Liverpool fans have taken to Twitter to react after hearing that Jürgen Klopp was at the ceremony for the new Anfield Road Stand.
What’s the story?
Well, Liverpool fans reacted in their numbers after watching footage of Klopp at Anfield earlier today, and they loved what they saw.
The German whacked on a hardhat and began helping to dig away at the ground, all whilst rain poured from the clouds.
Klopp can be seen lifting a pile of dirt, before jokingly saying “it’s heavy” in front of a watching crowd, who erupt into laughter.
Excruciatingly, Klopp is also wearing white trainers while doing the mucky work in the rain – those will need a scrub afterwards, to say the least!
Nevertheless, despite the inevitable damage to his trainers, it was good to see Klopp involved in the ceremony, and willing to get his hands dirty.
Another sign of Liverpool progress under Jürgen Klopp
Ever since Klopp arrived in 2015, Liverpool have grown so much.
The Premier League title was delivered, as was the Champions League, but there’s more to the development than just silverware.
Infrastructure is key to keeping players happy, as well as attracting new players to the club, and the Reds have done plenty of growing off the field.
The new state-of-the-art, £50m AXA training centre was completed in 2020.
Despite the history of Melwood, the new centre is far more advanced and befitting of a modern day football club.
A deal with Nike has also been signed, which is worth £80m-a-year.
Now, Anfield is being expanded too – Liverpool really are a flourishing club right now.
Let’s see what the Liverpool fans on Twitter have been saying about the 11-second footage of Klopp digging…
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