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Published 11:37 20 Apr 2017 BST
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“Our fans in Australia always give us a warm welcome so it’ll be a great feeling to see the ANZ Stadium turn red on 24th May.”
It remains to be seen how many of Klopp's current first-team regulars will make the trip to Australia after such a gruelling season and it's unlikely that supporters will be treated to a situation whereby Gerrard joins Philippe Coutinho in midfield but it will still make for a fun watch.
“If somebody would have told me a few years ago that I would be the manager of Steven Gerrard, I would have said ‘Yes!’ It’s fantastic," Klopp said.
“The best thing you could have seen was the eyes of Stevie when I told him – or asked him, actually, what he would think about it. ‘You want me to play?!’ I thought I would have to convince him… he said ‘Yes, of course, when?’
“It’s really nice. He is a 100 per cent football player and of course a 100 per cent LFC player. He is really looking forward to it, and I think the same.
“It will not be the longest preparation for the game I’ve ever done, I would say; maybe I’ll use his experience, not give him too much wrong advice and let him enjoy the game!
“I’m really looking forward for my players to play again with him, and for the people to see him again in an LFC shirt. It’s a really nice thing.”Quiz: Put these PFA Players’ Player of the Year winners in order
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