Ian Wright says he has a gentle spot for Liverpool after admitting he was shocked and saddened by Jurgen Klopp’s resignation announcement.
The German boss revealed on Friday that he’ll be leaving Anfield on the finish of the season following over eight years on the helm. The crimson half of Merseyside has since been plunged right into a state of mourning, although Liverpool natives aren’t the one ones to have been stung by the information.
Speaking forward of Liverpool’s FA Cup fourth spherical conflict with Norwich, Wright, 60, admitted he was kind of a “closet Liverpool fan”, telling ITV viewers: “It was a sad day [when Klopp announced he was leaving]. I was quite sad.”
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He added: “People say I’m a closet Liverpool fan and if the shock and sadness says that I’m a closet Liverpool fan, then I probably am. Because I was really sad to hear the news.”
One Reds fan on social media reacted to Wright’s admission by branding him “the most likeable man in football,” whereas one other stated he was “impossible to hate”. A 3rd joked: “Klopp’s exit is so vital it is turning Arsenal legends into Liverpool followers.”
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Wright watched on from the sidelines – at one level showing behind Klopp, as if he was a part of the supervisor’s technical employees – as Liverpool swept Norwich apart to ebook their place within the FA Cup fifth spherical.
Goals from Curtis Jones, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota, Virgil van Dijk and Ryan Gravenberch helped seal a 5-2 win, in addition to a conflict with both Watford or Southampton within the subsequent spherical.
The victory means Liverpool are nonetheless preventing on all 4 fronts and stand a good probability of bringing the curtain down on Klopp’s legendary stint on Merseyside with a trophy or two.