Jürgen Klopp leaves Liverpool after nine years as manager
Jürgen Klopp managed his final Liverpool match on 19 May 2024, ending a nine-year spell that brought the club league and European titles.
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On 19 May 2024, Jürgen Klopp took charge of his last match as Liverpool manager, a 2-0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on the final day of the Premier League season. Liverpool finished third. The German had announced in January 2024 that he would leave at the end of the campaign, saying he was running out of energy for the demands of the job.
Klopp had arrived in October 2015 and turned a club that had been drifting into one of Europe's strongest sides. Liverpool won the Champions League in 2019 and, in 2020, the Premier League, their first English league title in 30 years. Under him the club also won the FA Cup, the League Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup.
His departure mattered because of his close bond with supporters, who saw him as much more than a coach. His intense, emotional style and his "heavy metal football" built around fast pressing became a defining part of the club's modern identity. Arne Slot, previously of Feyenoord, took over as his successor.
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