Jürgen Klopp: 'Welcome back - we've missed you like crazy'
Jürgen Klopp offers a warm welcome to the Liverpool fans returning to Anfield today during his first matchday programme notes of the season.
The Reds’ opening home game of the 2021-22 campaign against Burnley will be played before a capacity crowd in L4 for the first time since March 2020.
The boss writes: “Good afternoon and welcome back to Anfield for our Premier League game against Burnley.
“You have no idea how good it feels to say that. Welcome back! And a full welcome. A full Anfield. With a full away support. Football is back and it’s wonderful.
“Last week against Norwich City was a big learning experience for us. We didn’t start the game well and I’m sure a part of that was us all adapting to the ‘new’ environment we face with the return of capacity attendance.
“It was helpful for us to have the two home friendlies before the campaign got under way and it did serve as a measure of re-acclimatising. But nothing compares to when it’s for real. And that will be today.
“For a start, the dynamic today is different because Burnley have their people here also. That changes things.
“We have the power and belief to make this season very special. But what makes this place special is the appreciation of the journey. A friend of mine who is closer to the fan culture than I could ever profess to be, said to me that people support Liverpool not because they are glory hunters but because they are journey hunters. I love this sentiment.
“Our 2021-22 journey is under way and we should enjoy every second of it. Not because we know we will have success or we expect it – but because we chase it together, as a collective.
“It feels like an adventure again and that is a wonderful sensation after so long apart. Welcome back – we’ve missed you like crazy.”
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