FSG’s gesture to Jürgen Klopp before the last game at Liverpool is the least they could do

Liverpool will say goodbye to Jürgen Klopp on Sunday after nine incredible years at the helm. The Reds will host Wolves at Anfield, with club owners FSG making a special gesture to the departing German.

Klopp has been inundated with messages of thanks from Liverpool fans, with a host of current and former players also paying tribute. He will leave a remarkable legacy at Anfield and Steven Gerrard has even called for a lasting tribute to be set up.

That doesn’t appear to be on the cards at the moment, but the club’s owners have made special plans to ensure they will be in attendance for Sunday’s special occasion as well.

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According to James Pearce of The Athletic, owners John Henry and Tom Werner plan to fly to Liverpool for the game. The pair actually attended Klopp’s first home game in 2015 against Rubin Kazan in the Europa League.

Throughout Klopp’s tenure, trips to the UK for Liverpool games have been somewhat rare for the FSG chiefs and Henry in particular. Werner was present at Anfield for the recent defeats to Atalanta and Crystal Palace, but Henry has not been pictured in the stands since the opening day clash with Chelsea.

But deciding to take part in Sunday’s final is the least the pair could do. Klopp took Liverpool from a team fighting for European places to winning the Champions League and the Premier League. Not even FSG would have predicted the success and longevity of Klopp’s tenure when he was appointed as Brendan Rodgers’ successor.

Let’s not forget, Klopp has often had to act as an intermediary between the supporters and the club’s patrons. In 2016, around 10,000 fans staged a walkout during a Sunderland match amid plans to increase ticket prices.

It was a sliding door moment for FSG ownership, but Liverpool supporters also staged a protest against Atalanta in the Europa League over the increase in the cost of season tickets. Klopp again sympathized with both sides, saying: “I understand the concerns. It’s a complicated one from my point of view.

“We are a self-supporting club. As long as I’m here, we can tell everyone that every pound we’ve earned has gone straight back into football. There are a lot of good things the club is doing, but I understand where the fans are coming from. “

His decision to leave the club led many, including former defender Jose Enrique, to suggest that he was not given enough support from FSG. But the German once again defended his bosses, insisting: “We built two grandstands that will stay forever. We built this AXA training ground that will stay for the next 30, 40 or 50 years. We did it all the the way of Liverpool, who Love.

“That we didn’t win the league with 97 points or the Champions League is fine. You could say we should have spent more money on a player, I understand that’s a view of the fans, but that can never be a professional vision. If you want to blame someone for not winning the Champions League three times, then you can blame me, no one else.”

FSG will hope that their next managerial appointment goes as well as the last, with Arne Slot close to being confirmed as Klopp’s successor. Henry and Werner will rightly be among those in the stands on Sunday, honoring the German for a job well done.