Steven Gerrard calls for Jurgen Klopp to get a statue NOW alongside Bob Paisley and Bill Shankly outside Anfield with Liverpool on the verge of wrapping up first title for 30 years
- Liverpool are on the brink of winning their first league title in 30 years
- Jurgen Klopp's side could be crowned champions as early as Sunday evening
- It comes after Klopp's side won the club's sixth European Cup last season
- Anfield legend Steven Gerrard believes Klopp deserves a statue to honour him
- Bob Paisley, Bill Shankly and Kenny Dalglish have been honoured at Anfield
Steven Gerrard believes Jurgen Klopp deserves a statue outside Anfield as Liverpool close in on their first league title in three decades.
Klopp's team are on the brink of making history and with their 25-point lead could even seal the championship this weekend as the Premier League resumes.
And Anfield legend Gerrard, who describes Klopp as 'the best manager in the world', think the club should waste no time in immortalising him at Anfield alongside the likes of Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley and Sir Kenny Dalglish.
Steven Gerrard (left) believes Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp deserves a statue outside Anfield
Klopp's Liverpool are on the brink of being crowned Premier League champions this season
'Knowing Jurgen, he won't want to be put in that bracket,' Gerrard told The Athletic. 'I know what he's like, he's humble and respectful.
'When you look at the scale of the job he's done, for sure he deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as those iconic managers.
'What you need to take into consideration is that when Jurgen took over Liverpool they weren't close to being the best team in the country, they weren't even in the top four.
'To come to Liverpool when he did, get to the amount of finals that he has, deliver the sixth European Cup and then deliver the first league title after 30 years…
'For me, someone like Jurgen should be rewarded now. It seems like in football we often wait until people get older before their achievements are fully recognised.
'But I know the owners of Liverpool won't let that happen. W
hen Jurgen delivers the league they should already be starting work on a statue of him.'
hen Jurgen delivers the league they should already be starting work on a statue of him.'
Having won the Champions League last season, Klopp's Liverpool have swept all before them
A statue of Bob Paisley carrying the injured Emlyn Hughes off the field was unveiled this year
Legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly is immortalised by a statue outside the Kop
A stand at Anfield was named after former player and manager Sir Kenny Dalglish in 2017
Klopp arrived at Anfield in October 2015 and led Liverpool to the final of the League Cup and the UEFA Europa League during his first season, losing both to Manchester City and Sevilla respectively.
They reached the final of the Champions League in 2018, losing to Real Madrid, but atoned a year later by beating Tottenham 2-0 in Madrid.
And now Klopp is set to end Liverpool's long and agonising wait for league glory as the season resumes behind closed doors.
If nearest challengers Manchester City lose to Arsenal on Wednesday night, Liverpool will be crowned champions if they beat Everton in the Merseyside derby on Sunday night.
Shankly has had a statue by the Kop stand at Anfield since 1997 and a statue of Paisley was unveiled by the Main Stand earlier this year.
In 2017, the Centenary Stand was renamed the Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand in honour of the former player and manager.
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