Klopp began his farewell from Liverpool with a surprise at Anfield and a win over Norwich in the FA Cup

Liverpool beat this Sunday Norwich 5-2 and qualified for the round of 16 of the FA Cup in England in his first match after the German manager Jurgen Klopp shook the club’s foundations by announcing last Friday that he would be leaving the club Anfield when the season ends.

Liverpool fans gave the usual dedication You’ll never Walk Alone (You’ll never Walk Alone) with which the public receives every local match. Almost two days later the manager announced that he will never train in England again. There is total gratitude towards the coach who has led the team for the last nine years.

On this occasion, before the start of the match against Norwich, the fans respected the tradition and, a cappella, sang the song, with moments that alluded to Klopp, who became emotional on the substitutes’ bench.

The scarves with his name and several banners displayed at the same time created a unique framework to understand the imprint that the German will leave, which led Liverpool to recover the high competitive level, to win the Champions League and make it once again one of the references of continental football. So, with that exciting atmosphere, Liverpool easily beat Norwich, from the Championship, the English second division.

Klopp’s team, which will face the winner of the match in the round of 16 WatfordEdit AND Southamptonwhich ended in a draw (1-1) and will have its repetition – like Chelsea-Aston Villa after the colossal performance of Dibu Martínez -, opened the scoring in the quarter of an hour with a goal of Curtis Jones. However, against all odds, Norwich managed to equalize six minutes later, thanks to Benjamin Gibson.

It was half an hour when the Uruguayan Darwin Nunez It once again gave the home team the lead, who accelerated in the second half to end the duel. In the 8th minute it’s the Portuguese Diogo Jota He did third and, at 15, Dutch Virgil Van Dijk set 4-1.

Norwich made up for the defeat thanks to Spaniard Borja Sainz, who scored the second goal for the team led by American David Wagner, but in injury time Ryan Gravenberch completed Liverpool’s victory, which authoritatively sealed their presence in the FA round of 16 Cup.

Source: EFE