"I wasn’t shocked," Roy Keane said on Stick to Football show on YouTube about his reaction to the news of Jurgen Klopp's departure.
"In football, with managers and the stresses and personalities of them, I just wasn’t that shocked, I don’t know what it was.
"He’s been brilliant, talking about management he’s obviously got to win football matches but the way he comes across [is amazing].
"One of his first games, they drew at home to West Brom and he got all the players to [go over and celebrate with the fans] - he was obviously trying to build something and was getting some top players in. I’ve been really drawn towards his interviews, he’s a proper natural."
If Keane is telling the truth, he's definitely in the minority: Klopp's announcement that he's leaving the Reds at the end of this season came out of the blue for every Liverpool fan and most of the journalists covering the club.
Still, it's understandable that after eight years on the job, Klopp feels that he can't do it for much longer, and we can only thank him for giving the club time to come to terms with it and plan for the future after him.
