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Jurgen Klopp left Liverpool last summer after nearly nine years in charge(Image: Getty Images)

Jurgen Klopp made a donation of more than £80,000 to the LFC foundation after he was named as an honorary ambassador last summer.

Following his departure at the end of last season, the 57-year-old was keen to continue supporting the work the club's foundation carries out across Merseyside, and as a result, was honoured with the first role of its kind.

On Friday night, Klopp made his first return to Liverpool since ending his glittering nine-year reign at the club last year and was a guest speaker at the LFC Foundation Gala Ball at the city's Anglican Cathedral.



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Prior to Klopp taking to the stage at the event, which was in partnership with Forever Reds, the club's CEO, Billy Hogan, revealed that the German donated roughly £83,000 to the LFC foundation after beginning his role as an honorary ambassador last July.

When accepting the role nearly 12 months ago, the former Borussia Dortmund and Mainz 05 manager insisted he was "proud" to be able to support the "incredible" work the LFC Foundation does to help improve the lives of children and young people.

Following his final game as Reds boss last May, he helped raise more than £40,000 for the foundation as some of his belongings from the 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers were signed and auctioned.

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During the Gala Ball, Klopp, set to watch Liverpool lift the Premier League title at Anfield on Sunday, criticised supporters who booed the outgoing Trent Alexander-Arnold during the 2-2 draw with Arsenal earlier this month.

The legendary Reds boss, who handed Alexander-Arnold his Premier League debut more than eight years ago, said he was so "disappointed" at the reaction of the home crowd that he turned his television off.

"I watched the game when he came on and I heard the booing.

This is not us, 100 per cent.

"I don't tell you you should not be disappointed or angry, I tell you 'Don't forget'.

This club does not forget.

We are famous for not forgetting.

"We don't forget anything.

We don't forget the good thing and we don't forget the bad thing.

But we ignore the bad things and remember the good things.

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"You don't have to be happy he is going but don't forget what he did for this club because I can't forget it."


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