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Your support makes all the difference.For the third year in a row the Liverpool first-team decided to cancel their Christmas party, unable to find a date in the packed December schedule.
Enter Jurgen Klopp.
The German manager found out about the players' plans and decided to intervene and spread some Christmas cheer amongst the squad.
The 48-year-old decided to invite the players and their wives and partners to a special festive lunch usually reserved for the manager and coaching staff.
According to the Daily Mirror, the move has delighted the players.
"The players decided that they would have to cancel their Christmas party for the third season in a row because of the schedule," a club source is quoted as saying.
"They usually postpone it until the New Year – but we have a minimum of seven games in January, so that idea was also abandoned.
"Jurgen heard one of the players saying he had never been to a Christmas party in March before – and he decided he didn’t want them missing out.
"The manager of Liverpool traditionally hosts a lunch for his backroom team and the club’s staff.
"Jurgen was insistent that this time the players should be invited – along with their wives and partners.
"It’s only a small gesture, but it is one that has really been appreciated by the players and their families."
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