By ADAM POGRUND
Published: 15:48 EDT, 25 May 2025 | Updated: 15:56 EDT, 25 May 2025
Jurgen Klopp returned to Anfield for the first time since leaving last summer as Liverpool wildly celebrated their Premier League win.
The German boss, who won Liverpool's first ever Premier League title during his nine-year stint in Merseyside, watched on as Liverpool drew 1-1 to Crystal Palace before they lifted the trophy in front of a raucous home crowd.
He will continue to take part in the celebrations by attending Liverpool's open-top bus victory parade through the city on Monday.
The 57-year-old was unable to celebrate his league win in front of fans because of the Covid pandemic but made sure he was in attendance as Liverpool did just that five years on.
Mohamed Salah rescued a late equaliser after Ismaila Sarr stunned the hosts by opening the scoring just nine minutes in.
Salah secured the Premier League golden boot for a record fourth time having scored 29 times in 38 league appearances.
Jurgen Klopp returned to Anfield for the first time as Liverpool lifted the Premier League trophy
Klopp won Liverpool's first ever Premier League title in his nine-year stint in Merseyside
Liverpool won their second ever Premier League title in Slot's first season in charge of the club
The Egyptian also finished the season with 18 assists, the most in the league.
Klopp was seen joining in with fans chanting 'Mo Salah, running down the wing' as he sat in the directors' box.
He later congratulated his old side with an Instagram story, writing: 'Congratulations, Champions!! What a team, what a club, what a season! YNWA.'
The former boss was joined by Rafa Benitez, Champions League winner with Liverpool in 2005, as well as ex-captains Steven Gerrard and Jordan Henderson.
Meanwhile, legendary striker Alan Hansen, who was recently hospitalised with illness, handed captain Virgil van Dijk the trophy.
Klopp won the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup at the club before leaving last season.
He jetted into Liverpool on Friday for a club charity foundation gala.
In a video message, posted on the club's X account, Klopp said: 'It took me a year to find my way back. But now I'm here.
'What a weekend ahead wow. I heard that the city will be buzzing. And I will see it from a different perspective, from a very good perspective, from your perspective.
Jurgen Klopp took to Instagram to congratulate his old side for winning the Premier League
Mohamed Salah rescued a late point for the hosts after they went behind to Palace through Sarr
Jurgen Klopp was unable to celebrate his league win in front of fans due to the Covid pandemic
Klopp won the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup at Liverpool
'I told you on my last day from now on I will be one of you.
'At the weekend I will try to be as much of it as much as you let me.
'Congratulations for last season. Fantastic, I enjoyed it so much. Congratulations to the team and Arne [Slot] especially. What a guy and what a coach.
'So yeah let's have the best weekend of our lives so far.'
Klopp now works for Red Bull as the Head of Global Soccer. On Friday he blasted Reds fans for their treatment of Trent Alexander-Arnold.
The 26-year-old defender will leave his boyhood club when his contract expires at the end of next month and is expected to join Real Madrid.
He played his last game for the club on Sunday but has felt the ire of many Liverpool fans since announcing his departure.
Speaking at a fundraising event for the LFC Foundation, Klopp said supporters were 'wrong' to boo him and passionately defended the England star.
'I don't want to tell you what you have to think. I can tell you what you think is wrong,' Klopp said.
Arne Slot became just the third ever Liverpool manager to win the league in his first season
Rafa Benitez, who won the Champions League in 2005 with Liverpool,was also in attendance
Klopp launched a passionate defence of Trent Alexander-Arnold after he was booed by fans
'I don't tell you you should not be angry, you should not be disappointed, I tell you don't forget. This club doesn't forget.
'I watched the game when he came on and I heard the booing. I switched the telly [television] off. Honestly, I could not have been more disappointed at this moment.
'He gave absolutely everything and wears the Liverpool badge in the skin,' he said.
Meanwhile, asked on Friday if he could see himself remaining at Liverpool for as long as his predecessor, Slot said: 'I could see it, yes. There are not many managers that stay at a club for nine years because nine out of ten times the board or someone at the club isn't happy any more.'