Jürgen Klopp's emotional visit to Anfield explained as footage leaked ahead of last game

Jürgen Klopp's final appearance at Anfield for the foreseeable future will come on Sunday. You'd assume the Liverpool boss will be back at some point as a fan, or for some event or other — and you couldn't totally rule out the prospect of him one day being in the opposing dugout — but the match against Wolves will be his last in charge.

Ahead of that historic encounter, Klopp has been seen taking in Anfield alone, cutting a solitary figure on the pitch and standing in the Kop. For any Liverpool fans not yet hit by the emotion of his impending departure, this surely did the trick.

But what was actually going on? Klopp has the keys to the city of Liverpool, but presumably cannot come and go at Anfield entirely as he pleases, and details of an event he was attending have now emerged.

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As Liverpool VP of Communications Craig Evans explained on X, Anfield was hosting a staff event designed to say thank you to Klopp. There was a question and answer session with the manager, and a team photo also featuring all of the trophies the German has won during his stay.

Evans heaped praise on Klopp for 'somehow' turning it into an event for him to thank all of the club staff, rather than vice versa. That's testament to the character of the man.

And it seems there were moments during the event where Klopp was able to take a minute to soak up Anfield, almost for the last time. His send-off against Wolves will be many things, but it will not be a time for quiet contemplation.

Liverpool.com says: That final Anfield goodbye is all too soon now. Those photos and video clips of Klopp on the pitch at his farewell event rammed home the tough reality.

In time, there will be plenty to get excited about. Arne Slot seems like a good appointment, and Klopp himself has acknowledged that a change could be good for a squad who has only known one coach for nearly nine years now.

But certainly for the rest of this week, and likely a fair while longer, the focus will be squarely on Klopp. Football insists that you look forwards, not backwards, 99 per cent of the time — but at the end of the day, the whole point is making memories, and Liverpool must be allowed to bask for a while in some truly wonderful ones made over the last near-decade.