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Steven Gerrard reveals sharing a 'few pints and smokes' with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp just days before last year's Champions League final, with the legend praising him as a 'genuine, humble character'

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has revealed sharing 'pints and smokes' with Jurgen Klopp ahead of last year's Champions League final.

The Reds were defeated 1-0 by Real Madrid in Paris last year in their abortive quadruple hunt after a late goal from Vinicius Junior.

While you might expect a manager of Klopp's intensity to be in his office preparing in the days before the final, Gerrard has now painted a different view.

'He was walking the dog,' the former midfielder said of Klopp to the Anfield Wrap on YouTube, 'I was sitting outside with one of my friends having a couple of pints.