Jurgen Klopp to address fans directly about Liverpool departure as club makes special announcement

Jurgen Klopp is set to address the Anfield faithful directly regarding his shock Liverpool departure.

Klopp announced on Friday that he is to step down as Liverpool manager at the end of the season, saying he is "running out of energy".

The German was was appointed in October 2015, and went on to win the Champions League in 2019 and lead Liverpool to their first league title in 30 years the following season.

Meanwhile, this term the Reds are at the Premier League summit, have qualified for the Carabao Cup final, and remain in the FA Cup and Champions League.

While Klopps contract runs until 2026, Klopp admitted that he had come to a decision over his future back in November.

Upon the news Liverpool announced Klopp would host a special conference at the AXA Training Centre at 3pm this afternoon to discuss his decision to leave Liverpool at the end of the season.

Speaking to the club website, Klopp said: "I told the club already in November.

"I can understand that it's a shock for a lot of people in this moment, when you hear it for the first time, but obviously I can explain it - or at least try to explain it.

"I love absolutely everything about this club, I love everything about the city, I love everything about our supporters, I love the team, I love the staff. I love everything. But that I still take this decision shows you that I am convinced it is the one I have to take.

"It is that I am, how can I say it, running out of energy. I have no problem now, obviously, I knew it already for longer that I will have to announce it at one point, but I am absolutely fine now. I know that I cannot do the job again and again and again and again.

"After the years we had together and after all the time we spent together and after all the things we went through together, the respect grew for you, the love grew for you and the least I owe you is the truth - and that is the truth."

The Reds failed to win any major silverware last season but Klopp insisted it had not been the reason he had taken a decision to depart.

Klopp said: "It didn't start [then], but of course last season was kind of a super-difficult season and there were moments when at other clubs probably the decision would have been, 'Come on, thank you very much for everything but probably we should split here, or end it here.' That didn't happen here, obviously.

"For me it was super, super, super important that I can help to bring this team back on to the rails. It was all I was thinking about.

"When I realised pretty early that happened, it's a really good team with massive potential and a super age group, super characters and all that, then I could start thinking about myself again and that was the outcome. It is not what I want to [do], it is just what I think is 100%."