“I’m surprised. I thought I’d already be in pieces but I’m not. I’m so happy about you all, the atmosphere, the game, being a part of this family and about us, how we celebrate this day. Thank you so much!
“One of the Manchester City games we drew… That would have helped, huh?
“Thanks for ignoring my request not to sing my song for six weeks!”
(The crowd starts singing his song and Klopp smiles and pauses his speech).
More from Jurgen Klopp to the anfield crowd: “Thank you. If you sing that song next year that would be funny.
“It doesn’t feel like an end. It just feels like a start. Today I saw a football team play full of talent, youth, creativity, desire, greed. That’s one part of development, that’s what you need obviously.
“In these few weeks where I have had too much attention, I realised a lot of things. People say I turned them from doubters into believers. That’s not true. You did it. Nobody tells you to stop believing. This club is in a better moment than a long time.
“We have this wonderful stadium, training centre and you – the superpower of world football. Wow.
“We decide if we are worried or excited. We decide if we believe. We decide if we trust or don’t trust. Today I am one of you and I keep believing. I stay believing 100%.
“Obviously I saw a lot of people crying and I will tonight too because I will miss people but change is good. Everything will be fine because the basics are 100% there.
“You welcome the new manager like you welcomed me. You go all in from the first day. You keep believing. You push teh team. I’m one of you now. I love you to bits.
“Thank you. You are the best team in the world. Thank you!”
Klopp then starts singing: “Arne Slot, na, na, na, na” and the Anfield crowd responds.
