Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has ‘broken’ Premier League rules to keep his promise to midfielder Harvey Elliott.Klopp’s managerial skills are one of his best qualities as a manager, with many players saying they enjoy playing under him.
In an interview with Sky Sports in 2020, Manchester United legend Gary Neville revealed that, apart from Sir Alex Ferguson, the manager he would most like to play under in his career is the German.Klopp has turned Liverpool into perennial title contenders since arriving at Anfield last season in 2015. He won the Premier League title in 2020, a year after leading Manchester United to their sixth Champions League title. Tottenham won 0. Klopp used a mostly regular line-up in 2019/20, with six players playing more than 35 of the 38 games. Roberto Firmino, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold were always there.
This meant that although some of the younger members of the squad, including Curtis Jones and Neko Williams, made the five appearances required to win a Premier League medal, other players had limited opportunities.However, Harvey Elliott played in just two games during the season and did not win a medal. But the midfielder said Klopp had “broken” Premier League rules and presented him with a medal to commemorate his incredible season. In an interview with the Liverpool Echo, Elliott explained: “I’m not sure if it’s [Klopp’s] medal.
It could have been Klopp’s medal but I ended up winning it.”After the parade and presentation, I went into the locker room and they gave it to me. “I can’t put into words how I felt. It felt great to send a picture to my mom and dad and say, ‘I have a medal!’ I had a medal!”“They were on the ground too so we went up and showed them and had a little celebration together. “I felt really good.”
