‘Our identity is intensity’ - Best quotes of the season from Reds and others
Allow the words of the Liverpool squad and coaching staff let you relive the historic events of the 2019-20 campaign.
Jürgen Klopp's side are Premier League champions, ending the club's 30-year wait for the top-flight crown.
We've collated the best quotes from the Reds – and others – during their journey towards the pinnacle of English football. Enjoy them below...
“We smelled really how it feels – we played the final, we won the final, we came into the city, we saw the city and saw the people. That’s something you can get addicted to, you want to have that much more often."
Jürgen Klopp on the first day of pre-season after winning the Champions League - July 6
"Tiredness, I think, is here [pointing to his head] – for sure."
Sadio Mane - August 13
“Welcome to Liverpool! It was a crazy week but with [my teammates] it’s so easy playing at the back."
The recently-arrived Adrian after being the hero in the UEFA Super Cup penalty shootout victory against Chelsea - August 14
“I was close to singing it!”
Jürgen Klopp on Roberto Firmino's song after the No.9's two assists against Newcastle United - September 14
"I have to say, and it's easy to say, really thank you to the team because, how we all know, no manager can do miracles and I didn't do miracles. I just relied on a fantastic team."
Jürgen Klopp after being named Best FIFA Men's Coach for 2019 - September 23
"Our mentality is that you just keep going no matter what happens."
Virgil van Dijk - October 2
"Our identity is intensity."
Pepijn Lijnders - October 29
“It’s almost like a sixth sense."
Adam Lallana following Liverpool's comeback at Aston Villa - November 2
"It's the hardest place in Europe."
Arsene Wenger on Anfield - November 11
"It was not too bad so far, let’s try to make it even better in the future."
Jürgen Klopp's message to supporters after agreeing a contract extension - December 13
"Obviously the gaffer waited to sign his dependent on whether I signed mine, so that makes me a feel bit more important!"
James Milner on penning a contract extension on the same day as the boss extended his Liverpool stay - December 13
“I think this may be the only trophy the club hasn’t won, so to be able to do it is huge for us, putting ourselves in the history books and making sure we’re remembered as a really good Liverpool team. It’s an exciting time to be a Liverpool player.”
Trent Alexander-Arnold after winning the FIFA Club World Cup - December 21
“If you can’t get up for a game for Liverpool Football Club then I don’t think you will get up for many things. The lads love playing games, we get paid to play games, we enjoy playing together and we enjoy going out there and trying to work hard and trying to achieve things and that’s what we did."
Andy Robertson - December 26
"We set our agenda. We decide what is possible. It is in our gift to view the ‘pressure’ we are supposedly all under as a positive not a negative.”
Jürgen Klopp - December 29
"I told him that we really signed Takumi Minamino from Salzburg, the guy who played against us like crazy, who was self-confident like crazy. Just be that and everything else is fine."
Jürgen Klopp on Takumi Minamino - January 1, 2020
"I wish Jürgen and Liverpool all the best, I love everything about them, the way they go about, tactical and technical players. But the top bit, the physical and mental part of it, is amazing."
Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder - January 2
"This guy is amazing."
Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe on Trent Alexander-Arnold - January 21
"It’s an absolute pleasure [for him] to be my captain and everyone’s captain."
Andy Robertson on Jordan Henderson - January 23
“I don’t think it’s easy to measure what he does for us as a team... he’s a special player and we’re lucky to have him at the club."
Joe Gomez on Virgil van Dijk - January 21
"We stay cool, we believe in the quality we have and we are always confident we can score a goal.”
Georginio Wijnaldum - January 27
"Everybody is enjoying their football but it's also about the work ethic and giving everything for each other – and that's the most important thing to me. Just give everything you can for your teammates, which we have been doing. If you do that then you get your rewards at the end."
Jordan Henderson - February 1
"The way we play, you need to enjoy that because if you don't enjoy that then you cannot play all the games with our intensity. We try to do our best and be happy on the pitch. In Brazil we always say that you need to enjoy the game to be happy playing football because football is happiness."
Alisson Becker - February 13
"A couple of years ago, three or four, maybe in the beginning, I said we want to write our own stories, we want to create our own history. Obviously, the boys took really seriously what I said there and that’s all cool."
Jürgen Klopp - February 24
"Of course, we don’t want to play in front of an empty stadium and we don’t want games or competitions suspended, but if doing so helps one individual stay healthy - just one - we do it no questions asked."
Jürgen Klopp on the suspension of the Premier League due to the COVID-19 pandemic - March 13
"It felt like the first day at school."
Jürgen Klopp on the Reds' return to training at Melwood - May 20
"We all went through it together... it will bring us even closer in a very close group."
Andy Robertson - May 28
"It's our time to win it."
Mohamed Salah - June 24
"My message is: it is for you out there. It is really for you."
Jürgen Klopp to Liverpool fans after being confirmed as champions - June 25