Premier League: Klopp wins manager of the year

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp has won the League Managers’ Association Premier League Manager of the Year.

The announcement was made on Tuesday, May 24.

Klopp may have lost the Premier League title to Manchester City, he won the English League Cup (Carabao) and the FA Cup.

The Red’s manager commented after the LMA Awards dinner in London.

He, said, “It is a great honour and it was an insane season.

“The last matchday when only two games were meaningless and in the rest, we all played for absolutely everything.

“It was not the best outcome for us, but we are already over it.

“When you win a prize like this you are either a genius or you have the best coaching staff in the world… and I am here with all of my coaching staff, they know how much I appreciate them.”

Klopp also received the Sir Alex Ferguson Trophy, an award in honour of the celebrated former Manchester United boss.

It is normally voted for by managers across all the divisions in English senior football.

Speaking on the award, he said “This being voted for by my colleagues is obviously the most important prize you can get.”

“I don’t believe in individual prizes in football generally, it is a team sport and I would be nothing without these boys there.

“It is all about what we can do together and what we did together.”

Liverpool will now look to clinch the Champions League trophy in Paris against Real Madrid on Saturday, May 28.