'Let's see' - Jurgen Klopp drops new Man City 115 charges view as Liverpool plan emerges

'Let's see' - Jurgen Klopp drops new Man City 115 charges view as Liverpool plan emerges

A hearing examining more than 100 Premier League charges against Manchester City concluded last month

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Jurgen Klopp has joked that he will celebrate with a parade in his garden if Liverpool were awarded the two Premier League titles they lost by a point to Manchester City. In February 2023, the Premier League charged City with breaking more than 100 of its financial rules.

The alleged breaches cover the period between 2009 and 2018. However, it is worth pointing out that the Etihad club deny all the charges.

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During his time at Anfield, Klopp saw his Liverpool side pipped to the title by Pep Guardiola’s side by a single point in 2018/19, when the Reds finished the season on 97 points, and again in 2021/22.

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The Premier League vs Manchester City financial charges hearing concluded last month, and it has been reported that a decision is expected in the spring. And during a lengthy Q&A session with reporters at his first press conference as Red Bull‘s global head of soccer, Klopp was asked how he would feel if his side were to be awarded more Premier League titles.

He replied: "Did you say few months or three? Ah okay. We're getting closer. Should? I don't say anything. Would? We had this discussion when we left, if it would happen I told all the people who want it, just book the flight and I buy the beer.

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"Whatever we have to celebrate, good weather, we would have our own parade in my garden. God what a headline. We will see. I didn't follow it all. I'm surprised you're telling me it's two months away. Let's see."

Addressing his Liverpool exit, Klopp said: "When you are in the job for 25 years, it's super intense. The only thing is that I am a very curious person and I couldn't feed that anymore.

"It was just game after game after game after game. You keep a specific level and I wasn't extremely happy with that to be honest. I always want to try to learn new stuff and I felt when I heard about the role that's what I would do.

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"I no longer have to improve the game in individual places, but I want to make football better all over the world. No longer prepare a new game every week, but work on the bigger picture."

On his new role, Klopp continued: "It's pretty much what I wanted to do. I finished seven months ago at Liverpool. I did that consciously.

"A few months after that the opportunity came up. I don't want to be a passenger or a prominent person in the room. I really want to put some value on it.

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"I did not want to do that [be a manager] anymore. I wanted to get a new start and this is an opportunity. To add value. How it will look we will see. There is not one plan that works for all teams. We want to be the best we can be. In each department, in each club."

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