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A devastated Liverpool fan broke down in tears live on talkSPORT after Jurgen Klopp announced his shock Liverpool exit.
The Reds manager stunned the sporting world by revealing he will step down at the end of the 2023/24 season.
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Klopp, who will go down in history as one of the greatest Liverpool bosses ever, is currently the longest-serving manager at a single club in English football.
He has delivered every major trophy during a glittering nine-year spell, ending Liverpool's 30-year wait for a Premier League title in 2020 and guiding them to Champions League glory one year earlier.
Klopp was contracted to Anfield until 2026 and Reds fan Paula was left shattered by the news.
The 59-year-old caller burst into tears, live on talkSPORT, before telling Jim White and Simon Jordan: "I'm absolutely devastated. It flashed up on my phone and I thought someone was joking.
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"Then I realised it was official from the club. This is such important news.
"I was a child when Bill Shankly was our manager. Klopp became Bill No.2. There will be a statue.
"He is everything that Liverpool Football Club stands for. He's emotional. It's just absolutely awful news.
"I'm just hoping he's not ill, we noticed he's lost a bit of weight recently, he's a bit thinner in the face.
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"I'm praying that he's well, but I can't forgive him if he's going for the Germany job!"
Klopp allayed any fears about his health during a lengthy interview with Liverpool's official platform, explaining his decision to leave.
When asked whether she could imagine another manager in the Liverpool dugout, Paula suggested Klopp is irreplaceable.
"I'm going to have to," she added. "I'm 59-years old. I've been through a lot of managers.
"It's a very, very big job. I waited 30 years to get my season ticket and I eventually got it this year.
"This is the biggest season of my life. OK, no Champions League, but there I was, every day, sadly in the Anfield Road end, because I've spent a lot of years on the Kop, but I'll take what I can...
"Seeing that man come out, looking at his passion, and the fist-pump. I can't think of anyone who could replace him. I don't think that person exists.
"But my club needs us all to get behind it and carry on."
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Paula finished with a parting message to Klopp ahead of what promises to be a long and emotional farewell period.
"Jurgen, I love the bones of you, man," she said.
"You're the best manager I can remember. You've brought us so much joy and so much pleasure. You've taken us through the pain.
"I wish him well. That game against Wolves at the end of the season, we will be there."
