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Jurgen Klopp Opens Up on Champions League Reunion With Philippe Coutinho Ahead of Crunch Semi

Jurgen Klopp has admitted that Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho's return to Anfield in the Champions League semi-finals will be 'special' for both the players and the club.

Klopp’s Reds stormed past Porto on Wednesday night, beating the Portuguese side 4-1 to seal a routine 6-1 aggregate win.

Suarez left Merseyside almost five years ago after the Reds' last title challenge, while Coutinho headed for Catalunya in January 2018 in a move which made him the third most expensive footballer of all time.

He said, quoted by The Metro: "For them [Coutinho and Suarez], for these two boys, it’s very special.