Robbie Fowler wants Liverpool to rename the Kop after Jurgen Klopp for one game (Image: Getty)
Robbie Fowler wants Liverpool to rename Anfield’s famous Kop stand ‘The Klopp’ for Jurgen Klopp’s final game in charge. Klopp surprisingly announced his intention to stand down as Liverpool head coach at the end of the season, prompting debate over how the German should be honoured by the Merseyside outfit.
Liverpool face Wolves on the final day of the campaign. Currently sitting five points ahead of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, there is a genuine chance that Klopp’s side could be crowned champions in his final game.
Some pundits have suggested that Klopp is given a statue outside Anfield to honour his remarkable success as Liverpool boss. However, club legend Fowler believes the Kop should be renamed to ‘The Klopp’ to pay tribute to the 56-year-old, who the former striker ranks above iconic former managers Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley and Sir Kenny Dalglish.
“Jurgen Klopp will be remembered as Liverpool’s greatest-ever manager - and I am calling on the club to rename the most famous stand in football ‘The Klopp’ for his final game at Anfield,” Fowler wrote for the Mirror.
Robbie Fowler believes he knows the 'perfect' way to honour Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp (Image: Getty)
“That’s quite some statement for me to make when you think about the role that legends like Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley and Sir Kenny Dalglish have played in making Liverpool history over the last 65 years.
“There is a powerful argument that Klopp is No 1. He has won every trophy possible in the eight years since he arrived at a club that had been treading water for so long.
“But not only has he brought success to Merseyside, he has also restored a Scouse sense of pride and passion.
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Robbie Fowler wants the Kop renamed 'The Klopp' for one Liverpool game (Image: Getty)
“The two new stands that tower over Anfield, and the state-of-the-art training ground at Kirkby, financed by the fruits of his labour, are monuments to him. I hope Liverpool honour Jurgen properly before he departs at the end of the season - and rebranding The Kop in his honour for his final home game would be perfect.”
Klopp will leave Liverpool at the end of the season after a hugely successful eight-and-a-half years in charge. Liverpool have won the Premier League, the Champions League and a host of domestic trophies under the former Borussia Dortmund tactician.
Also credited with elevating Liverpool back among England’s elite clubs, Klopp insists he will not take another Premier League job. Despite links with international management, he plans to take a year out of management.