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Klopp: Six years ago Liverpool fans would leave stadium early

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp feels his team has contributed to an improved atmosphere at Anfield.

Klopp today was asked about comparisons between the Kop and Borussia Dortmund's 'Yellow Wall'.

He replied: "Both things are great stands, are incredibly important for the club, yes, the benchmark if you want for the club. There's a discussion in Germany because the club wants that their stadium is called after the name sponsor, Signal Iduna Park, or the old name is the Westfalenstadion. Nobody discusses the Yellow Wall thing, so that's clear. When you go to the stadium, whatever sponsor will be on it, the Yellow Wall is still there – and that's exactly the same how it is with the Kop.

"In the VIP area and stuff, people come out and sometimes maybe a little late – I don't think it's in our stadium too often the case – but are not directly on their toes, in England especially you have to wear suits and it's not that comfortable. But when you sit on the Kop or when you are on the Kop or when you are on the Yellow Wall, you go there just for football, that's it. If they get on their toes then the whole stadium will follow and that's a nice thing about this relationship. I can't wait to feel this connection again.

"We are really blessed. We were at Dortmund, thank God we are here – really blessed with a really good crowd. Think back six years or seven years, I don't know, people didn't enjoy the football in this specific moment too much when I arrived here. Thought about leaving early to get to the car park, stuff like this – I think we left that already behind us before the pandemic. But now in this moment I think everybody wants to enjoy each second in the stadium and we all have to do our part for that and that's what I'm looking forward to."

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