Jurgen Klopp's private chat on Liverpool return that made Reds players go quiet

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And Spearing revealed that the German made his team, overseen by Sir Kenny Dalglish, feel a million dollars before kick-off.He said: "He's been incredible. I think since he's come back, I was very fortunate enough for the first 18 months to work alongside him and see what he does on a day-to-day basis."But to have him back, the enthusiasm, the love he has for this club, the love we have for the fans.

We went up there and the lads really performed, and he's fantastic to have around."Following Thiago Alcantara's opener for the Reds after six minutes, Spearing extended his team's lead with a powerful long-range effort just before the interval.The strike left several of the 37-year-old's colleagues taken aback, and Spearing was equally as surprised, so much so that he took the match ball home with him."I don't score many goals and I didn't know what to do, genuinely," he admitted. "It came at me earlier and the crowd shouted to shoot and I thought: 'Nah, that's not my game'.Jay Spearing was among the scorers as Liverpool Legends faced Dortmund Legends (Image: Getty)"Then when that fell to the edge of the box, I had a go.

It's a moment I'm going to cherish, as you can see, because I robbed the ball."Although Mohamed Zidan and Jan Koller pulled Dortmund level, it was still Gerrard and Thiago who shone, and Spearing confesses he is still pinching himself at being able to play alongside such talent."I'm in a very fortunate position that I'm just ticking off boxes at the minute," he said. "I am a local lad, I love the club, I'm a Liverpool fan."To go and play a legends' game at Anfield in front of over 60,000, alongside Stevie G, who I played with, but also with Thiago – he's an absolute master of football, isn't he?""He was in an unbelievable bit of a pinch-me moment, but I loved every single minute of it.