I can't wait for 2023: Klopp

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said the year, in which Liverpool won the League Cup and FA Cup and came agonisingly close to a quadruple, had been "pretty special" from "a sport point of view".

Liverpool missed the Premier League title by a point.

"The league was obviously pretty spectacular as well," he said. "I know that's not that much appreciated, I get that, when you come close. But from a coach's point of view I'm proud."

He said he had less good memories of the Campions League final which Liverpool lost to Real Madrid while their fans were caught up in chaos outside the Stade de France.

"It was a special night for all the absolute wrong reasons," he said. "It will not be a Champions League final we will remember for the rest of our lives."

Liverpool started this season shakily but have climbed to sixth in the Premier League ahead of their match at Aston Villa on Boxing Day.

"We are now in punching distance," he said. "That's all I need."

"I can't wait for 2023."