J\u00fcrgen Klopp will return to the Liverpool touchline for a one-off legends fixture, but not as a replacement manager. The German will join Sir Kenny Dalglish\u2019s management team for the charity match against Borussia Dortmund on Mar. 28 (3 p.m. GMT \/ 10 a.m. ET KO).<\/p>\n
Klopp\u2019s involvement ends speculation that a managerial comeback was imminent. He has been extensively linked to a return to coaching despite stating on numerous occasions that he has no desire to take another job of that kind. Real Madrid were strongly linked in the aftermath of Xabi Alonso\u2019s dismissal, and some Liverpool supporters have clamoured for a return to Merseyside as Arne Slot encounters the dreaded ‘second-season syndrome.’<\/p>\n
Instead Klopp is heading back to the club he served for eight-and-a-half years to work alongside Dalglish. The pairing will be a notable gathering of Liverpool managerial history: Dalglish, Klopp and Bill Shankly are widely regarded as among the greatest managers to have taken the reins at Anfield. Klopp ended Liverpool\u2019s 30-year wait for a top flight crown, winning the Premier League in 2019\u201320, and also steered the club to their sixth, and to date last, Champions League win.<\/p>\n
Ian Rush and John Aldridge will assist Dalglish and Klopp for the fixture, which will direct 100% of proceeds to the LFC Foundation and Forever Reds. The game will carry extra significance for Klopp, who previously worked as Dortmund\u2019s manager and successfully toppled Bayern Munich in consecutive Bundesliga seasons.<\/p>\n
The full squad for the match is not yet complete as names continue to be released. The confirmed participants so far include the goalkeeping trio of Jerzy Dudek, Pepe Reina and Sander Westerveld, plus former captain Sami Hyypi\u00e4, F\u00e1bio Aur\u00e9lio, Gr\u00e9gory Vignal and Martin Kelly. Organisers say the list of players will be finalised ahead of the March fixture, with proceeds benefiting the club\u2019s charitable causes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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