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‘Klopp’s made everyone better… apart from Karius’ – Lawrenson lauds Liverpool’s ‘Shankly-esque’ boss

Loris Karius is the only player that Jurgen Klopp has not improved at Liverpool, says Mark Lawrenson, with a Premier League title-winning coach considered to have been “Shankly-esque in everything that he’s done”.

The German tactician was appointed by those at Anfield in October 2015 in the hope that he could follow in the footsteps of some legendary bosses that went before him.

The shadow of Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley continued to loom large on Merseyside, with Liverpool edging their way towards three decades without an English top-flight crown.

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That barren run has been ended at the 30-year mark, with Klopp delivering on his initial remit.