Roy Keane has made a surprise admission about Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp - claiming he would've liked to have played for the German.

The Manchester United midfielder lauded the departing Reds boss, who overlooked their return to winning ways in a 4-2 triumph over Tottenham Hotspur.

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The win over Ange Postecoglou's side was the penultimate match at Anfield for Klopp as he edges towards the end of his nine-year tenure on Merseyside.

And the departing icon was lauded by the ex-Red Devils skipper.

"Look at the bigger picture and what he's done for this football club and it is fantastic," he said, speaking after the win.

"We talk about the type of football he's played, it's been very entertaining.

We see that on the sideline with him.

"He's a very honest manager and I don't think he plays too many games.

He's not like this robot after games where he's almost just media-trained.

"He seems a very honest manager and I always try to picture if I was a player back in the day, I think I'd like to play for this guy."


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