Goals from Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi hand Jurgen Klopp his first European trophy
Sunday 2 June 2019 22:54, UK
A jubilant Jurgen Klopp declared Liverpool's Champions League win over Spurs as the best night of his professional career.
It was a matter of result over performance as Liverpool emerged victorious from a poor game at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday night, ending a run of six straight defeats in major finals for Klopp, including three with the Reds.
But after leading the club to their sixth Champions League triumph with a 2-0 win in the final, he told BT Sport: "It is the best night of our professional lives. Did you ever see a team like, this, fighting with no fuel in the tank?
"Tonight was a big challenge to deal with three weeks off, you never have that. To keep rhythm, or get the rhythm back, and for two English teams it was warm. It was a fight. Tonight the boys showed resilience and Alisson had to make a few saves, he was sensational, unbeatable. That helped us, as well as scoring."
Right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold became the first player aged under 21 to start back-to-back finals, while a number of his players picked up silverware for the first time after the final whistle - and Klopp added that the Champions League win could be the start of a dynasty at Anfield.
"This is only the start for this group, they're a wonderful age group," he told reporters. "That's big, I have a lot of silver medals and now I have a golden one. That's cool.
"Everybody feels it but tomorrow I'm sure when we drive through the city we will realise what we have done.
"Now you can say it, 97 points in the Premier League and to be Champions League winners is incredible."
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