"I'm staying two more years (...) which is another four years from now," said the German coach who arrived in 2015.
"Some will be happy, others won't like it too much. If you don't like it, better stop watching right now," joked Klopp, also giving as a reason for his extension "because Ulla (his wife) wants stay. And what does a good husband do when his wife wants to stay?"
"You know that I love our club and it's the best place to be," he added more seriously, the day after the 2-0 victory against Villarreal in the first leg of the Champions League. which gives the Reds a nice option on qualification.
"I'm really, really happy. It's now been six and a half years since FSG (the American owner of Liverpool) thought it was a good idea to bring in a German... Wow, that's a long period in football," said Klopp, who is currently the longest-serving manager in the Premier League.
Besides the C1, Liverpool is still in the running for an unprecedented quadruple in English football.
Winner of the League Cup at the end of February, the club is only one point behind Manchester City in the league, while the two teams have five games to play and it is also qualified for the final of the European Cup. England to be held on May 14, against Chelsea.
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