Danny Murphy insists that whatever Jurgen Klopp does with the rest of his time in football, his legacy at Liverpool will never be tarnished.
The former Reds manager is a god on Merseyside, but his decision to join Red Bull as global head of football from January 2025 immediately sparked a huge backlash in Germany. In Germany, many Bundesliga followers loathe the energy drinks giant.
As German football journalist Konstantin Eckner explained to talkSPORT, clubs like RB Leipzig are very unpopular among sports fans in the country due to their heavy commercial investment. This is at odds with more shared ownership models such as Borussia Dortmund. Keep it factual.
Despite the understandable anger in Klopp’s hometown, with Eckner explaining that many feel he is ‘destroying his legacy’, Murphy remains the 57-year-old’s favorite among Liverpool fans because of what he achieved during his reign at Anfield. I don’t believe it will affect Klopp’s reputation. .
Murphy insists Klopp’s Liverpool legacy remains sound
The former Reds midfielder said: “Constantine, I want to tell you that it doesn’t matter what he does, even if you say he is destroying his own legacy. “At Liverpool, he will never destroy his legacy, so even if people in Dortmund are a little angry, it’s okay there.”
There may be many LFC supporters who object to the multi-club model that Red Bull has implemented at Leipzig, Salzburg and other teams around the world, with Red Bull widely accused of ignoring the history of the clubs they acquire.
But we agree with Murphy when he says Klopp’s new career decisions will not tarnish his hallowed name in the red half of Merseyside, where feelings about the energy drink company do not remain as strong as in Germany.
Even if some United aren’t necessarily fans of the 57-year-old’s new role, he will still be a legend around the field for everything he did at Anfield.
You can watch Murphy’s comments on Klopp below (starting at 8:35), via talkSPORT on YouTube:
