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Jurgen Klopp has written himself into Liverpool folklore by steering the Reds to their sixth European Cup and has been subsequently congratulated by the last man to achieve the feat, Rafa Benitez.

A 2-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in an all-English Champions League final in Madrid courtesy of a second minute Mohamed Salah penalty and 87th minute strike from substitute Divock Origi ensured that club football's biggest prize returned to Anfield for the first time since 2005.

Liverpool's manager back then when they sensationally recovered from 3-0 down to defeat AC Milan on penalties was Benitez , who at the time was in his first season in charge since joining from Valencia.

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As the only surviving former Reds boss to guide the club to such a success following Bob Paisley (1977, 1978, 1981) and Joe Fagan (1984), the Spaniard took to social media to applaud the achievement of Liverpool's current team and of course, manager.

Benitez, now in charge of Premier League rivals Newcastle United, said on Twitter: “Congratulations to LFC and all the fans. Welcome to the club Jürgen ,” before adding the hashtag 'six times.'