The manager believes Champions League qualification would be vindication after injuries hampered his side’s title defence
Jürgen Klopp straight-batted every question relating to what Champions League qualification would represent for Liverpool on the basis it has not been achieved, although by mentioning Basel, Kiev and Madrid alongside preparations for Crystal Palace he gave a clear indication of what it would mean for him. Sunday is another European final in Klopp’s eyes, with vindication the immediate prize for a punishing campaign.
In some respects vindication has already arrived for a manager who maintained there were simple, solvable explanations for Liverpool’s poor defence of the Premier League title while others were proclaiming the end of an era.
