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Runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool have given manager Jurgen Klopp a new contract.<\/p>\nRunaway Premier League leaders Liverpool have given manager Jurgen Klopp a new contract.<\/p>\n
The German has signed an improved deal through to 2024, the Reds announced on Friday.<\/p>\n
Klopp, who moved to Anfield in 2015, guided Liverpool to the Champions League title in June and currently has them eight points clear at the top of the Premier League.<\/p>\n
Assistant managers Peter Krawietz and Pepijn Lijnders have also agreed deals.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me personally this is a statement of intent, one which is built on my knowledge of what we as a partnership have achieved so far and what is still there for us to achieve,\u201d the 52-year-old Klopp told Liverpool\u2019s official website.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I see the development of the club and the collaborative work that continues to take place, I feel my contribution can only grow.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople see what happens on the pitch as a measure of our progress and although it is the best measure, it\u2019s not the only measure. I have seen the commitment from ownership through to every aspect and function of the club you can think of.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the call came in autumn 2015, I felt we were perfect for each other. If anything, now I feel I underestimated that. It is only with a total belief that the collaboration remains totally complementary on both sides that I am able to make this commitment to 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n
Klopp, whose side face Watford on Saturday, added there is nowhere else he would rather be.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis club is in such a good place, I couldn\u2019t contemplate leaving,\u201d the former Borussia Dortmund boss added.<\/p>\n
\u201cI must also highlight the role of our sporting director, Michael Edwards, in this journey so far. His input and collaboration has been just as important as anyone else\u2019s in getting us into a position to compete for the game\u2019s top titles.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor anyone in football who aspires to compete in an environment where every element of the organisation is at its very best \u2013 from the support of the supporters to the vision of the owners \u2013 there can be no better place than this.\u201d<\/p>\n