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Despite the fact that they finished second to Manchester City in the Premier League, there is very little in their current squad that needs changing. James Milner will be 34 next season and they could do with getting in another top quality centre back, but they are in good shape.
Asked about Liverpool's good memories of Istanbul - where they beat Milan on penalties - Klopp made his odd joke about a phone call with Pep Guardiola.
"We know that we carry the burden of history. And making Istanbul happen again... yeah we'll be a target, I would say. It would be difficult. "By the way, a second ago I spoke to Pep Guardiola on the phone. As you know, our head physio [Lee Nobes] worked for Manchester City at the start of the year... but he wanted to win the Champions League! No, it's a joke."The remark got a few titters but many will wonder why Guardiola came to Klopp's mind on a night that was all about Liverpool's sixth European Cup. It is Guardiola's fervent desire to win the Champions League with City. He won two with Barcelona but the last one was in 2011 and he has been unable to replicate that success with Bayern Munich and, thus far, City. “We promised each other that we will kick each other's butts again next season," Klopp said, as he continued with the Guardiola theme. "We will go for everything and see what we get. “Getting 97 points in the Premier League and winning the Champions League is an unbelievable long way to go and we did it. That's incredible. “Now we've won something, we will carry on. We will win things. That is big. I am really happy.”

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