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Elliott Jackson

Liverpool supporters blast former Man City defender for bizarre Jurgen Klopp comments

Former Manchester City defender Danny Mills has questioned whether Jurgen Klopp can be classed as a Liverpool great after winning one trophy in four years at the club.

The Reds boss recently marked his four-year anniversary at the club.

In his spell on Merseyside, Klopp has turned Liverpool from top-six strugglers into Champions League winners, as well as appearing in back-to-back finals of the competition.

Liverpool also came agonisingly close to winning the Premier League title last season, with their points haul of 97 points was bettered by Manchester City by a single point.

Given the Reds recorded the third-highest points tally in the Premier League's history, Klopp can feel hard done to not to have already ended their 30-year wait for a league title at the club.

However, with Liverpool eight points clear of Manchester City after eight games, Klopp will be hopeful of getting his hands on that elusive prize this season.

Despite his undoubted success at Anfield, former City man Mills has questioned whether Klopp can be put up against the club's best managers, due to his inferior trophy haul.

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Mills said, speaking to talkSPORT: "Four years, one trophy, is that enough?

"If Liverpool were going to go to the end of this season, doesn't look like it now, and only still have one trophy at the end of that, would that be enough?

"You'd be almost five seasons and one trophy, where does that rank him above or alongside Liverpool greats?

"Yes the brand of football is great, he's got them close, they've won the Champions League.

"But where, even as it stands now, one trophy in four years, where is he amongst the Liverpool great managers?"

As you can imagine, that take has gone down like a led balloon with some Liverpool supporters.

Not to mention the inaccuracy of Mills' comment, given Liverpool have also won the Super Cup with the Reds this season.

Here's a look at what they had to say on social media...

Liverpool take on Man United after the international break as the Reds look to extend their unbeaten record.

Following that is a trip to Genk in the Champions League, before Klopp's side host Spurs at Anfield.

Man City travel to Crystal Palace next as they aim to try and claw back the gap to Liverpool.

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