Jurgen Klopp loves Dortmund but, make no mistake about it, he is a Liverpool man now.
He might be a legend of the Signal Iduna Park and it might’ve been a homecoming of sorts back to the German ground but the manager was there with a new team and he was there to win.
Before the game, Klopp watched his old side warm up.
https://twitter.com/AnfieldHQ/status/718144759764807680
He took it in, maybe a final goodbye. Because when he turned his back on those yellow jerseys to focus on the red of Liverpool, there was nothing else on his mind anymore. Nothing but Liverpool.
https://twitter.com/AnfieldHQ/status/718148870413426689
The manager made a bold decision to omit Daniel Sturridge from his starting line-up for the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final clash and his decision to go with Divock Origi was justified in the first period when the Belgian rattled the Dortmund net.
But there were no muted celebrations from Jurgen Klopp. You see, he’s a Liverpool man now.
Jurgen Klopp, quietly content with the Liverpool goal… #UEL pic.twitter.com/RJwwN7oEU4
— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) April 7, 2016
He enjoyed it, against Dortmund or not. He wants to win matches with Liverpool.
Jurgen Klopp is a Liverpool man now#LFC #DorLiv https://t.co/Uzg34BHTtc
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) April 7, 2016
Even 1-0 up, away from home, in Europe, on the stroke of half-time, Jurgen Klopp doesn’t settle. He sensed blood and he was instructing his team to drive forward in numbers to go for the killer blow. It didn’t matter who was on the end of the sword.
His side take a 1-1 draw and an away goal with them back to Anfield on the brink of a European semi-final and there’ll be no doubt where Klopp’s loyalties lie that night. Kill or be killed.
And he’ll do everything in his power to protect Liverpool.
https://twitter.com/LiverpoolGifs/status/718182496064684033
Maybe that’s why he looked so pleased seeing Thomas Tuchel again.
In pictures: Jurgen Klopp's homecoming https://t.co/z01cqe1vBb pic.twitter.com/3Ks4TkcxGo
— Eurosport (@eurosport) April 7, 2016
