Arne Slot confirms Jurgen Klopp return for Liverpool Premier League trophy lift | OneFootball

Klopp has not been at a Liverpool match since he left the club last summer

Back at Anfield: Jurgen Klopp will be in attendance on Sunday

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Arne Slot has confirmed Jurgen Klopp will be in attendance when Liverpool lift the Premier League on Sunday.

Slot’s side host Crystal Palace on an afternoon when all corners of Anfield will be in jubilant mood, with the Eagles still revelling in their FA Cup success.

Alan Hansen will hand the Premier League trophy to Virgil van Dijk to lift after the match and there will be a familiar face watching on from the stands.

Klopp, who led Liverpool to the title in 2020 when celebrations were limited by the pandemic, will be back at Anfield for the first time since his departure last summer.

“I’ve heard he’s there, yeah,” Slot said. “Nice.”

Asked how he expects it to feel when his side lift the trophy on Sunday, the Liverpool boss replied: “Proud and special, but I think proud sums it up the most. After working here for a year now, I know how hard it is to win - it’s the hardest trophy to win.

“Because cup trophies you can, doesn’t have to be, but you can win those by a lucky draw, penalty shootout, and all of a sudden you arrive in the final.

“But it’s always harder to win the league because it’s 38 games in a period of time where the league has never been as strong as it is. Never been so much competition even for teams to go into the Champions League.

“Never been a season when 16 and 17th in the Premier League play in a final against each other in the Europa League. That’s what makes it so hard.

“Definitely a proud moment for me, the players and also the fans. Let’s hope it will be special."