klopp ,Sheffield United are ready to re-hire Chris Wilder, which could be terrible news for Jurgen Klopp’s title contenders.
On Wednesday, Liverpool travel to Bramall Lane to face the Premier League’s worst club, who have only five points from their opening 14 games this season. That poor form led to Paul Heckingbottom’s departure and the return of adored ex-boss Wilder, which is anticipated to be revealed on Tuesday. According to shropshire
Liverpool fans will be worried about that so-called ‘new manager bounce’, but they will also be concerned about Klopp’s relationship with Wilder. The two mangers clashed throughout Wilder’s first spell in charge of the Blades between May 2016 and March 2021.
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Wilder guided United to the League One title during his first season in Bramall Lane’s dugout before winning promotion to the Premier League in May 2019. Although Wilder and Klopp clashed, they also bonded. Here’s the story of their rivalry so far.
Mutual respect
The first meeting between the two managers was in September 2019, when Liverpool won 1-0 at Bramall Lane. It was a slightly fortunate victory, as Blades goalkeeper Dean Henderson spilled Georginio Wijnaldum’s tame strike in for the only goal of the game.
Klopp immediately won Wilder’s respect by visiting his office afterwards. “Jurgen popped in after the game, which was refreshing,” Wilder revealed. “It’s an amazing league to be in but that’s a little thing that has slightly disappointed me because that doesn’t seem to be a given now. It was really interesting to hear about their recovery and their preparation.
“Having a manager working at a top world club in the office was brilliant. At the end of the day, there are two groups of players, two groups of staff. We’re trying to win, they’re trying to win – let’s have a beer afterwards and chat about the game.”
Love continues.
Despite those statements, Klopp extolled Wilder in February 2020. Liverpool was cruising to the Premier League title, but Manchester United was also performing admirably. Klopp was asked if he was concerned about being overlooked for Manager of the Year.
“As I’ve said before, I didn’t really know Chris Wilder before we played Sheffield United, but now I follow Sheffield United,” he responded. Not just when we’re playing them.”
Wilder also praised Klopp’s team when Liverpool defeated the Blades 2-0 at Anfield in January 2020. He was quoted as saying: “I thought they (Liverpool) were outstanding but they didn’t have to get out of second gear or third gear.”
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