Jürgen Klopp detailed his excitement at walking out in front of 10,000 Liverpool supporters at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.
Reds will be inside the stadium for the 4pm BST kick-off against Crystal Palace to give their backing to Klopp’s side as they aim to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League.
Asked what his message is for the lucky fans with tickets, Klopp told Liverpoolfc.com: “Welcome, I couldn’t wait!
“Where have you been all the time? I have a lot of questions! Why we had to do that all without you?
“It’s the best news in a long, long time, to be honest, that we are able to do that. If you would have told me years ago, ‘Anfield, 10,000’, I would have [thought], ‘What? That must be a really bad period.’
“But Anfield, 10,000 now sounds amazing and it is. I can’t wait to get out and just see the stands – I think it’s all four stands, right?
“But 2,000 we had was already really impressive. So now 10,000, I can’t wait.”
Sunday’s fixture is the third occasion during Klopp’s reign that Liverpool have required a positive result in the 38th league fixture of a season to secure Champions League qualification.
Middlesbrough and Brighton & Hove Albion were beaten in 2017 and 2018 respectively to achieve that goal, with Klopp now preparing his players to do the same again.
