Gerrard shared a 'few pints' with Klopp before Champions League final
Steven Gerrard reveals Jurgen Klopp had ‘two or three pints and a couple of smokes’ with him and a friend just days before last year’s Champions League final… insisting the Liverpool manager is ‘just really great company’
- Steven Gerrard has revealed sharing ‘pints and smokes’ with Jurgen Klopp
- It came just days ahead of last year’s Champions League final in Paris
- Gerrard praised the Liverpool boss as a ‘genuine, humble character’
Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has revealed sharing ‘pints and smokes’ with Jurgen Klopp ahead of last year’s Champions League final.
The Reds were defeated 1-0 by Real Madrid in Paris last year in their abortive quadruple hunt after a late goal from Vinicius Junior.
While you might expect a manager of Klopp’s intensity to be in his office preparing in the days before the final, Gerrard has now painted a different view.
‘He was walking the dog,’ the former midfielder said of Klopp to the Anfield Wrap on YouTube, ‘I was sitting outside with one of my friends having a couple of pints.
‘I shouted over to wish him good luck, because he had a final days later. I thought he’d be in the zone.
Steven Gerrard has revealed sharing some ‘pints and smokes’ with Jurgen Klopp
It came just days ahead of last year’s Champions League final against Real Madrid in Paris
‘He said to me: “No, no, no. Go the bar and get me a pint.” So we get him a pint.’
The Liverpool boss ended up staying for a while, as Gerrard explained: ‘He ended up having two or three, he had a couple of smokes, his dog waited patiently, and we had a good craic for probably over an hour. About football, about life in Liverpool, his plans for the future.’
‘He was just really great company to have and it was different from a football environment, it was Jurgen in his plain clothes, his dog walking gear.
‘He was fantastic with my mate, he made him feel part of the conversation and I think that just sums the man up.’
Gerrard praised the Liverpool boss as a ‘genuine, humble character’ who is also ‘one of the most gifted managers there’s ever been’
Gerrard was also full of praise for the manager as a man, as he added: ‘He’s a genuine, humble character, who’s got a presence and an aura.
‘And at the same time he’s one of the most gifted managers there’s ever been. That’s a special person, for me.’
Liverpool will next be in action against Manchester City when the Premier League returns on Saturday.
They will need an excellent run of results in their remaining 12 games if they are to break into the Champions League places.
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