Jürgen Klopp ultimately does not intend to celebrate a possible Premier League title recovered by Liverpool at the expense of Manchester City. While the Cityzens were found guilty of 114 serious financial offenses and of obstructing the independent commission’s investigation, the possibility of certain trophies being withdrawn is one of the scenarios discussed. Liverpool could notably recover the 2018-2019 championship. But the former Reds coach, who was still joking in 2024 about his presence at a possible parade, has now changed his tune: “ I’m far from preparing a title or anything like that. I am perfectly satisfied with what we have achieved at Liverpool. We fought hard on the pitch. »
Klopp also wanted to dissociate possible sanctions from the sporting level displayed by his great rival at the time. “ I have a lot of respect for Pep Guardiola and City’s style of football. They played fantastic football and were a very high level opponent for us “, he explained. Manchester City continue to deny the accusations and plan to appeal, while sanctions are not yet known. Even in the event of withdrawal of titles, there is no guarantee that they would be automatically reallocated to the teams having finished second.
