Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was invited to the Champions League by his old club Borussia Dortmund – and he was given a rousing reception by the fans at Wembley.
Jurgen Klopp received a heart-warming reception from Borussia Dortmund fans after travelling to Wembley to watch his old side in the Champions League final.
The German, 56, called time on his nine-year spell in charge of Liverpool last month and is expected to take a year-long break from football after bidding farewell to Anfield.
Klopp revealed before leaving Liverpool that he had been invited to the Champions League final as a guest of Dortmund, where he spent seven years – and he was given a rousing reception when he was shown on the big screen.
Klopp was shown before the match beaming as he soaked in the atmosphere and his presence prompted a huge roar from the Dortmund fans.
And in another shot, the former Liverpool boss was captured in a different light as he was seen singing along to ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ – an anthem associated with both Liverpool and Dortmund – with the fans.
Klopp was in charge of Dortmund the last time they reached the Champions League final back in 2013, although the Bundesliga outfit lost on that occasion against Bayern Munich.
And Klopp was ultimately left disappointed again as Dortmund came up short against Real Madrid courtesy of second-half goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior.
While Klopp has given little away about his future plans, he has long maintained that he wanted to take a sabbatical upon leaving Liverpool, where he won both the Premier League and the Champions League.
He did, however, reveal this week that he was unlikely to return to club management while discussing his move to Mallorca with his wife, Ulla, though he stressed that he was not planning to retire from management for good after leaving Liverpool.
As quoted by The Liverpool Echo, Klopp said on his future: “It’s out of the question that I’ll stop working altogether. But I don’t see myself continuing at the same pace as before at the moment.
“A coach is a coach. And you do it with everything you have, or nothing at all. That’s how I understand it. Now I’m taking my time off. How am I supposed to know how I’ll feel during or after the time off, and what I want to do then? I have no idea. Let’s wait and see.”
