Jurgen Klopp believes it is right - and safe - for football to lead the way in reopening Britain after the end of lockdown. The Liverpool manager admitted he is overjoyed at the prospect of getting back out on the training pitch with his squad on Wednesday, as the Champions-elect resume with small group training.
And he offered a passionate argument that the sport can provide a model for how to reopen “parts of life” again, with by taking small, safe steps to eventually getting back to playing matches - just as they have done in Germany. “It is safe,” Klopp said with some emphasis in an interview on the club’s tv channel. “Nobody wants to bring anybody into danger, but I think with all the things we know about, the players will be safe. “