Jurgen Klopp has aimed a dig at Rio Ferdinand after being recently interviewed by the former Manchester United defender ahead of his departure from Liverpool.
Klopp has just one match remaining before he steps down as Liverpool manager after almost nine years in charge.
He is set to be replaced by Feyenoord manager Arne Slot, although this is yet to be officially confirmed by the club.
Klopp's final game is a somewhat disappointing clash with Wolves on the final day of the Premier League season, in which nothing but the three points will be on the line for the Reds.
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Liverpool are guaranteed to finish third in Klopp's final season at the club, which promised so much but will end with only the Carabao Cup to show for his side.
In his final interview with Liverpool fan site The Redmen TV, Klopp spoke at length about his years at Anfield – including the club's famous Premier League triumph in the 2019/20 season.
At the time, Ferdinand called for the season to be null and voided because of the coronavirus pandemic, denying Liverpool their first league title in 30 years.
Thankfully for Klopp, that didn't happen – and Liverpool claimed the title with seven games to spare, which remains a record in the Premier League era.
Reflecting on those comments from former United defender, Klopp said: "Rio Ferdinand I think said it, 'I think you should null and void the league'.
"I forgot that actually that he was [the one who said that] because I gave him an interview only recently... it was not a good interview anyway."
Leaked footage earlier this week showed an emotional Klopp taking in his surroundings at Anfield, while filming a video for the club ahead of his final match.
Speaking ahead of the game, Liverpool youngster Harvey Elliott says the squad are determined to give Klopp a positive result to end his time on Merseyside.
He said: "The gaffer, we can’t thank him enough and it's the least we can do for him.
"The achievements that he has achieved as a manager and for us as players, the experiences that we have gained, we can never say thank you enough.
"The least we can do is go out and perform for him and put our hearts on the line. He's given us many opportunities and turned us into men. There's another game at the weekend but it's going to be a very emotional one for everyone."
He added: "It's going to be an emotional day. Us as players and us as a club, we can't thank the coaching staff and himself enough and I think the least we can do is put in a top performance for him and give him the best possible send-off. I know as a club we are going to do that with the fans behind us as well.
"There's one man who deserves that in this world and that's the boss. For us as players, we just want to go out and play the best possible football we can. We are on our home turf and we’ll come to the emotions after the game."
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Rory O'Callaghan