On Friday morning, Jurgen Klopp announced the shock news that he would be stepping down as manager of Liverpool football club after eight-and-a-half hugely successful years at the helm.

The German coach was responsible for ending the Merseysiders’ long wait to win the Premier League title, while he also won the Champions League in 2019.

But, citing a lack of energy, he has decided that the 2023-24 campaign will be his last as Liverpool manager and explained his reasoning in great detail in a 25-minute-long chat with the club’s website.

Below is every word – all 3,700 of them – from Klopp’s emotional exit interview…