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Liverpool: Klopp's letter to 10-year-old United fan who begs him to stop winning
Donegal youngster, Daragh Curley, asked Klopp to "never win another game" because it made him sad but Klopp's response is brilliant.
Manchester United fan, Daragh Curley, has written a letter to Jurgen Klopp to ask him to stop winning games as the Liverpool manager. The German coach responded to the youngster from Donegal, Ireland and had to let him down, telling the kid he was obliged to win games. Klopp did compliment the youngster on his passion though.
The Premier League side are currently on an incredible winning streak in the league but Klopp assured the kid that they would lose again without a doubt.
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"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," Curley wrote in the letter.
"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 ever again."
Curley's Dad said: "My wife Tricia was up in the local post office/shop and she was told that there was a registered letter there for Daragh Curley. She was wondering who would be sending Daragh a registered letter, but when she mentioned it to Daragh he said 'oh it's Jurgen Klopp'.
"And it actually was Jurgen Klopp."
Klopp's response to fan's letter
"Unfortunately, on this occasion I cannot grant your request, not through choice anyway.
"As much as you want Liverpool to lose it is my job to do everything that 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 that 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 would be a Man Utd fan myself, it's grating that Liverpool are doing so well, but behind it all you have to respect Klopp and what he's done," Curley's Dad said.
"He came across as a nice guy all along, I suppose this letter really confirms to me that he is a decent, decent guy.
"What I love about the letter is that it's about sportsmanship and respect too and I think saying that to a 10-year-old is great."