Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Jur a cheeky little Red Devil
Klopp replies to Man Utd fan, 10, after he pleads with Liverpool boss to stop winning
A YOUNG football fan who wrote to Liverpool asking them to stop winning has been left stunned after receiving a reply from Jurgen Klopp.
Co Donegal schoolboy Daragh Curley penned the letter in late January to the German manager as part of a school project.
But the last thing the 10-yearold Manchester United fan was expecting was a lengthy reply from the world-famous boss.
Earlier this week Daragh’s mum Tricia was at their local post office, Mcfadden’s in Glenswilly, when they told her they had a registered letter for her son.
When he opened it he found a personally-signed reply from Klopp explaining why millions of Liverpool fans around the world would not like his team to lose.
In his letter, the Glenswilly National School pupil asked the Liverpool manager to take it easy on other teams.
He wrote: “Liverpool are winning too many games. If you win nine more games then you have the best unbeaten run in English football. Being a United fan that is very sad.
“So the next time Liverpool play please make them lose. You should just let the other team score. I hope I have convinced you to not win the league or any other match again.”
Daragh’s dad, solicitor and United fan Gordon Curley, was equally stunned.
He said: “I’m obviously a Man Utd fan but I have to say I really admire Klopp. What I really liked about the letter to Daragh was it was personal.”
In his letter, Klopp noted Daragh did not send him good luck but said he was delighted to hear from young fans.
He wrote: “As much as you want Liverpool to lose it is my job to do everything I can to help Liverpool to win as there are millions of people around the world who want that to happen so I really do not want to let them down.
“Luckily for you, we have lost games in the past and we will lose games in the future because that is football.
“The problem is when you are 10 years old you think things will always be as they are now, but if there is one thing I can tell you as 52 years old it is that this most definitely isn’t the case.
“I think I can safely say that one thing that will not change is your passion for football and for your club. Manchester United are lucky to have you.
“I hope if we are lucky enough to win more games and maybe even lift some more trophies you will not be too disappointed because although our clubs are great rivals we also share a great respect for one another.
“This, to me, is what football is all about. Take care and good luck, Jurgen.”