We're reaching a watershed moment when even hoodoo merchants like myself will have to admit it’s a foregone conclusion now. So, I’ll bite the bullet and boldly predict it’s inevitable; we are going to be playing in next season’s Champions League — and that’s as much as you’re going to get. Couldn’t you just suck it up, like we’ve had to for 30 years? Now Klopp’s getting his precious break, he complained about it often enough, so it probably felt churlish to deny him any longer. It’s a break for the column too, so you’ll also get a week off wading through my petrified, eggshell-treading nonsense.

Source: Irish Examiner February 02, 2020 19:18 UTC