Jurgen Klopp makes surprise Champions League claim

The Reds face heavyweights Real Madrid in the Champions League final on May 26 looking to down the 12-time champions for the honour of lifting the trophy for the sixth time in their history

Klopp’s side are the top scorers in the tournament this season with 46 goals including the play-off round.

Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and reported Madrid target Mohamed Salah scored 29 goals between them and will be crucial to Liverpool’s hopes of downing the seasoned back-to-back winners in Kiev.

Liverpool also finished fourth after beating Brighton on the final day of the Premier League season to see Klopp achieve the campaign’s main objective.

Having beaten Premier League champions Manchester City three times this season – twice in Europe – they are seen as the most likely to challenge Pep Guardiola’s team next term.

But previewing the final in an interview with UEFA, Liverpool boss Klopp insists the team are still in their development phase as they look to claim some silverware.

“I’m immensely proud of what the boys have achieved,” the German said.

“The number of goals we scored is simply crazy. We’ve scored seven goals twice and five goals twice, too.

“That’s really [crazy], because we aren’t Barcelona, we aren’t Real Madrid or Bayern Munich. We aren’t anyone else.

“We are Liverpool, on the way to becoming a really good team. And performing at such a high level is very cool.

“To summarise, it’s been a crazy ride, but we’ve earned our place here.”

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