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‘Liverpool fans are journey hunters, not glory hunters’
Klopp’s Reds have only lost three of 62 games played this season, but today’s Champions League final is a must win, says JAMES NALTON
Liverpool fans hold up a flag at the Trophy Experience at The Place de l'Hotel de Ville in Paris ahead of Saturday's Uefa Champions League Final at the Stade de France, Paris

LIVERPOOL, Norwich, Porto, Madrid, Milan, London, Brighton, Lisbon, Newcastle, Villarreal, Saint-Denis … 

No, this isn’t an extract from the track “Ramblin’ Man” by electro duo Lemon Jelly, these are just some of the places the travelling Liverpool fans will have visited this season if they were lucky enough to go to every game.

At the beginning of the season, Jurgen Klopp hinted that the coming year could involve a bit of a trek.

”A friend of mine who is closer to the fan culture than I could ever profess to be said to me that people support Liverpool not because they are glory hunters but because they are journey hunters,” the German said last August. “I love this sentiment."

Following this club isn’t easy, from the costs involved to the sheer difficulty of obtaining tickets for matches. But the few who have found a way to do this throughout the current campaign are enjoying the best ride top-level football has to offer at this moment in time.

Few from any generation of Liverpool fans would argue that this isn’t the greatest Liverpool side they have seen. It’s certainly the most entertaining one.

Klopp and his staff have assembled and moulded a team that have been able to challenge for titles while also enthralling fans and onlookers alike with their dazzling and energetic brand of attacking football.

Liverpool fans in Anfield last Sunday experienced/suffered the full spectrum of emotions as their team put on another dramatic display. 

The Premier League title went from being one goal away to back in Manchester City’s hands as Pep Guardiola’s side scored three in quick succession against Aston Villa to claim their fourth league trophy in five years.

Klopp’s side have already added the EFL Cup and FA Cup to the club’s bulging trophy cabinet this season, and these cannot be underestimated when judging how good this team truly is. 

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