Jurgen Klopp admitted that his side have not been “good enough” to qualify for next season’s Champions League, but he was pleased with the “exciting” progress they had made in the last seven weeks. Despite the draw against Aston Villa ending their hopes of a top-four finish, Klopp expressed his delight at the gesture from the supporters, who unveiled a mural dedicated to Roberto Firmino prior to kickoff. He also praised the fans for not being angry with the team despite falling short of expectations this season. He said, “I know we have still a game to play, but what the people did anyway, like the mural for Bobby Firmino, I don’t know when I was the last time that touched. Yesterday we drove to the stadium and you pass that and it’s not finished yet, it was in the middle of something, and you think, ‘Wow’. How often these people do the right things in the right moment is absolutely insane. It was a big, big gesture and Bobby was really [touched]. It’s a big gesture, I have to say, really big.”
