Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says his side “must do everything” to beat rivals Manchester City and win the FA Cup trophy.

After nine years as manager, Klopp brought Liverpool back to the pinnacle of English and European football. Slot will have big shoes to fill at Anfield.

Liverpool won a 19th league title, a sixth Champions League triumph, and a slew of other trophies under his direction.

At first, Xabi Alonso, the manager of Bayer Leverkusen and a former midfield player for Liverpool, was the front-runner to succeed Klopp at Anfield.

Alonso did, however, pledge to remain at Leverkusen while he guided the team to their first-ever Bundesliga championship.

In addition to winning the League Cup in Klopp’s final season, Liverpool qualified for the Champions League the following season by finishing third in the Premier League.

“We have the best fans in the world and I mean this,” said Ten Hag, whose squad has been blighted by injuries this season.

“I have never had this experience when you have a season like us, which is by far not good enough, that the supporters are with us.”

The 54-year-old added: “They are with us in the bad season and in bad times they are there. I think also they know why the bad times are there.

“But we have to pay them back and we have to do everything to give them a trophy next week — but also for the future, we have to perform better.”

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