‘They are humble, kind and enjoy being together’

LIVERPOOL chairman Tom Werner believes the club’s hunger for success will not diminish in the wake of their maiden Premier League title win and is hopeful of ‘another period of sustained success’.

The Reds ended a 30-year wait to become top-flight champions after second-placed Manchester City suffered defeat at Chelsea on Thursday evening.

American Werner hailed the contribution of Reds manager Jurgen Klopp in creating a winning mentality at Anfield.

The 70-year-old accepts it will be difficult to be maintain this season’s ‘extraordinary level’ but is confident the good times can continue.

‘We want to undersell and overdeliver. We hopefully would be ensuring another period of sustained success,’ said Werner.

‘The competition is fierce and I know our rivals are working tirelessly to upend us. But we’ve got such talent in place as Jurgen, as Michael (Edwards, sporting director) and the team on the pitch.

‘One of the things that stuck with me this year was their hunger for winning. I don’t think that will be diminished. They’re such a good group of players.

‘I have such fondness for them as individuals off the pitch. They’re humble, they’re kind, they enjoy each other’s company. You could see that in the videos when they were all celebrating. It’s a lot to ask them to stay at this extraordinary level but it is our goal to continue to play with this quality.

‘I didn’t have the pleasure of knowing or watching the great football of (Bill) Shankly and (Bob) Paisley, so I don’t really want to compare Jurgen Klopp to previous managers,’ said Werner.

‘I just know when we first became involved in Liverpool over 10 years ago, we were not even thinking about winning the league but he has created that culture.’