EMBRACE CHANGE AND FUTURE: KLOPP

In his farewell speech at Anfield, he urges fans to back Slot as he becomes one of them

Moments after the final whistle blew on Jurgen Klopp's managerial career at Liverpool, the much-loved German encouraged the Anfield faithful to celebrate the moment, but embrace the future.

Klopp flashed his huge smile throughout a long address to fans after Liverpool's 2-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the emotional Premier League season finale on May 19, and even led the crowd in a song for incoming manager Arne Slot, who has enormous shoes to fill.

"Change is good. And you never know exactly what to expect, but if you go with the right attitude into that, then everything will be fine" the 56-year-old told the crowd.

On a day Liverpool fans had been dreading since Klopp announced in late January he would leave at the end of the season, the manager sounded genuinely happy rather than heartbroken.

"It doesn't feel like an end. It just feels like the start, because I saw today a football team playing full of talent, youth, creativity, desire, grit," he said.

"In these few weeks, where I have had too much attention, I realised a lot of things. People say I turned them from doubters into believers. That's not true.