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'I was really proud... it is an important message': Jurgen Klopp reveals Liverpool stars 'spontaneously decided' to take a knee in 'extraordinary' Black Lives Matter protest in centre circle of Anfield pitch

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said it was 'extraordinary moment' when his players took a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

The Reds boss revealed it was the players who spontaneously decided on Monday they should group together to make a stand following the death of African American George Floyd, who was killed in US city of Minneapolis on May 25.

There have been demonstrations and protests across the world after a white police officer continued to kneel on Mr Floyd's neck for several minutes, even as he said he could not breathe.

The Liverpool squad stopped training to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement
The first-team squad took a knee midway through their first training session back at Anfield

Klopp told German broadcaster Sky Sport: 'For us, dealing with each other and Black Lives Matter is very natural - especially if you look at our team: we have players from Africa, from England and so on with a corresponding background.