After his emotional final game with Liverpool last season, Klopp, who won seven major trophies in his nine years on Merseyside, had encouraged the Anfield faithful to sing the same song — set to the tune of Austrian band Opus's “Life is Life” — about the incoming Slot.

The 33-year-old is one of eight Liverpool players in the current squad who won the title in 2019-20, doing so in front of no fans due to the Coronavirus pandemic