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After a 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in Madrid, Klopp revealed that he had received a congratulatory phone call from Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola.
Three weeks ago, City had refused a first league title in 30 years at City, while he had lost only once and accumulated 97 points, but winning the Champions League allowed to compensate for this disappointment.
"We have already promised to fight again next year," Klopp said of his brief exchange with Guardiola between two world media talks at the Metropolitano stadium. "We will do everything and we will see if we get something."
Central defender Virgil van Dijk shared this feeling after being named man of the match in the final.
"In July, when we start again, everyone starts from scratch and everyone is working towards the achievement of their goals," he said.
"Obviously, we want to challenge for each trophy if possible.We have the team for that, but you have also seen it this year, you have to do it, and I hope we can face up to New Manchester City next season for the title, because I do not think that they will go anywhere, so we will not go anywhere either. "
Liverpool had not won anything since winning Cardiff City on penalties in the League Cup final in 2012. A trophy, but not at the same level as this one.
After losing the final of the Europa League in 2016 and the final of the Champions League against Real Madrid last year, Liverpool seized his chance this time thanks to the penalty of Mohamed Salah and the late strike of Divock Origi.
It was already a club that was reborn under the direction of the German, but such a tangible reward was needed three and a half years after his arrival in Merseyside.
"I'm really interested in development, but I understand, we have to win things, so it's very important that people do not ask all the time not to win things," he said.
"Now we have won something and we will continue, we want to win things 100%.
"It's only the beginning for this group – it's a wonderful age group – they still have the best times of their career in front of them, so that's huge."
Istanbul again?
Former Borussia coach Dortmund has continually improved Liverpool since he was at the club, and that has never been so evident on Saturday.
Twelve months after two horrendous mistakes by Loris Karius cost them a lot against Real, his replacement, Alisson, explained why Liverpool was willing to pay £ 66.8m for the game.
"He obviously played a sensational match, he looked completely unbeatable," Klopp said.
Van Dijk was once again remarkable, so good that he was told to claim to win this year's Golden Ball.
It was not a good match and it was not a Liverpool vintage performance, but Klopp insisted on the importance of going over the line. Now, he hopes to get even stronger for next season, even if they do not have much time, with the new campaign starting on August 10th.
Four days later, they will face Chelsea, winner of the Europa League, at the UEFA Super Cup in Istanbul. Some fans will already dream of a return to the Turkish city next year, during the final of the 2020 Champions League.
"We know that sometimes we carry the burden of history and that doing it again in Istanbul becomes a target, I would say, but it will be difficult," warned Klopp.
Liverpool's previous triumph in the Champions League before coming to Istanbul in 2005, lost 3-0 to AC Milan but came back victorious on penalties.
Van Dijk added: "We hope to be able to do it every year, two years in a row in the Champions League final, but we know how difficult it is to reach them."
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