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Jurgen Klopp sends 12-word message to Liverpool after watching Virgil van Dijk's trophy lift

Liverpool legend Jurgen Klopp was inside Anfield for the first time since leaving the club at the end of last season to watch his old players lift the Premier League trophy.

The Reds were held to a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace with Ismaila Sarr and Mohamed Salah on the scoresheet. But that was far from the story of the day: it was all about Virgil van Dijk getting his hands on the silverware at last.

Klopp had been invited back by Arne Slot already this season but he opted to wait until the title was secured. In town for the LFC Foundation gala and then the trophy parade, he took in the game in the middle.

The German posted a message on social media after the match. "Congratulations. Champions. What a team. What a club. What a season. YNWA!" he wrote on Instagram.

Van Dijk, as captain, was the man who got to lift the trophy above his head, having been handed it by Reds legend Alan Hansen. Jordan Henderson, skipper under Klopp, did it in 2020, but that was when no one was in the ground to witness it.

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