Liverpool head coach, Jurgen Klopp, received an enviable pat on the back on Monday when he was named the world’s best coach at the 2019 FIFA Football Awards.
Klopp, whose exploits at Liverpool heightened football standard last season, defeated his ‘rival’, Pep Guardiola of Manchester City and Mauricio Pochettino of Tottenham Hotspur to win the award .
The 52-year-old former Borussia Dortmund boss said, “Wow… it’s quite heavy,” reacting to the glory.
“What can I say? I have to thank a lot of people and start with my family, it’s great.
“No one would have expected this, 20, five, four years ago. We all know what an incredible job you (Mauricio Pochettino) and Pep did.
“I have to thank my outstanding club Liverpool FC, to the owners and my team.
“You can only be as good as your team. I’m lucky to have such an incredible bunch of players.”
