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Former MLS boss Anthony Hudson believes that Jurgen Klopp needs a big slice of credit for just how well Liverpool have been doing under Arne Slot, with the Reds now Premier League champions.
Klopp stunned Liverpool fans when he decided to walk away from the manager’s job last summer after claiming that he was running out of energy.
He has since returned to the football world with Red Bull, taking on the role of the company’s global head of soccer, where he is contributing to the brand’s clubs around the globe in several different countries.
Liverpool turned to Dutchman Slot to replace Klopp, something many saw as an impossible thing to do, and he joined from Feyenoord.
Slot only landed Federico Chiesa as a new player to work with during last summer’s transfer window, but he enjoyed a superb campaign at Liverpool and comfortably led the Reds to the Premier League title.
The Dutchman has received massive plaudits for the work he has done at Anfield as boss, but former Colorado Rapids manager Hudson thinks Klopp deserves huge credit for what has happened on Merseyside.
| Competition | Year won |
|---|---|
| Bundesliga | 2011, 2012 |
| German Cup | 2012 |
| Premier League | 2020 |
| FA Cup | 2022 |
| Champions League | 2019 |
| EFL Cup | 2022, 2024 |
The ex-MLS boss feels that Klopp left a real legacy at Liverpool, including a strong team and a great culture, which is now being built upon by Slot.
“I think the new manager has done an incredible job”, Hudson told us at Inside Futbol.
“But you also need to credit what Klopp left him.
“The team was in a good place, [there was] a strong culture [and] way of working.
“I think that is one of the important parts of the legacy Klopp left to the club.”
Liverpool have not rested on their laurels and quickly signed Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen when the season ended.
They then added Florian Wirtz, also from Leverkusen, before snapping up Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth.
While Trent Alexander-Arnold headed to Real Madrid and Diogo Jota tragically died in a car accident which left fans utterly heartbroken, Liverpool will hope they can be just as strong on the pitch in the new season.
