May 25, (THEWILL) – Jurgen Klopp has been named the English Premier League Manager of the Season, as well as the League Managers’ Association (LMA) Manager of the Year for the 2021/2022 season.
After an exciting final day of the season, the German barely just missed out on a second Premier League title with Liverpool in three years, losing by a single point to eventual champions Manchester City.
Despite Klopp’s lack of league victory, Liverpool had a fantastic season overall, lifting both the Carabao and FA Cups domestically, while a date with Real Madrid in the Champions League final on Saturday, where they will seek revenge for their humiliation in the 2018 final, awaits.
Klopp previously won the Premier League and LMA Manager of the Year honours after ending Liverpool’s 30-year drought for a top-flight title in the 2019/20 season. This second award comes against arch rival Pep Guardiola, who led City to their fourth Premier League title in five seasons following a stunning 3-2 comeback win over Aston Villa on Sunday.
Liverpool finished the season with 92 points, 94 goals, and only two defeats – against West Ham in November and away at Leicester in the Reds’ last Premier League game of 2021. Although City’s EPL triumph means no more quadruple for Klopp, a treble is on the cards.
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