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Jurgen Klopp on his final week as Liverpool manager: "[It's been the] most intense week of my life, saying goodbyes to so many people. We don't have to pretend it's a normal week.

"The game, I'm a pragmatic person, this is the final game then holiday, so it's business as usual, but while knowing everything will be different.

"The players said goodbye yesterday, we had a barbecue, a goodbye celebration. I don't know exactly how many shirts I signed last week, I think now everyone has one.

"Saying goodbye is never nice, saying it without feeling hurt would mean the time togther was not great, and I had a great time."

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp on VAR: "I don't think they're voting against VAR, I think they'll vote about how it gets used, because that's definitely not right. I understand that.

"In the way they do it, I would vote against it, because these people are not able to use it properly.

"I do not think VAR is the problem but the way we use it is the problem. So, you cannot change the people obviously, it's clear. You need them. So yeah, I would vote for scrapping VAR."

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp on Joel Matip: "Have you ever seen a better free transfer than Joel Matip? You will not find a more wonderful person than Joel Matip.

"Whoever gets him is a lucky club because he is world class and super humble. That combination is really rare."

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Jurgen Klopp will begin his final news conference as Liverpool manager at any moment.

While we wait for what he has to say, watch his first news conference as Liverpool boss.

Before we hear from Jurgen Klopp in his final pre-match news conference as Liverpool boss, we want to hear about your favourite moments from his memorable spell at Anfield.

Winning the club's first Premier League title? Winning the Champions League? That comeback against Barcelona?

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Here's a reminder of where Liverpool and Newcastle sit in the top of the Premier League looks heading into the final day on Sunday.

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Newcastle United

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe says that next week's trip to Australia will not distract from the Magpies' preparations for Sunday's game at Brentford.

"[It will be] finish the game and straight on the plane," he said. "It's a very quick turnaround. We're focusing on this game and that has to take priority.

"Our pre-season training will start early July. We're finalising our last few pre-season games. Energy is going into that behind the scenes."

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Newcastle United

Back to today's news conferences now, and Eddie Howe says the he final day of the 2023-24 Premier League season is an important one for Newcastle United.

The Magpies go into Sunday's match knowing they must beat Brentford to have any chance of leapfrogging Chelsea into sixth, with the Blues three points ahead at present.

"It's a big last day for us, there's no denying that," Howe said. "We go into game knowing we have to do our part, which is win the game.

"That is no mean feat, it's going to be a tough game, and then we're in the hands of other clubs.

"The players are determined to finish on a high. We could have got more from the last two games and we didn't."

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BBC Sport football news reporter

Norwich have sacked boss David Wagner less than 24 hours after their crushing play-off defeat to Leeds.

BBC Sport understands the Canaries have acted following Thursday's 4-0 semi-final second-leg loss, which left them facing a third successive season in the Championship.

Arsenal coach Carlos Cuesta is of interest as a replacement having worked with sporting director Ben Knapper when he was loans manager at the Gunners.

Wagner was on borrowed time after Knapper replaced Stuart Webber in November but managed to guide the Canaries to a sixth-placed finish.

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Newcastle United

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe says that "a lot could happen" in the transfer window for the Magpies this summer, but reiterated that nothing is set in stone yet.

"We've been finalising plans," he said in his news conference this morning.

"There's a lot of uncertainty over transfers in general, with prices and how much activity there will be. For us, there's a lot that could happen but it's one of those things we'll have to see how it unfolds."

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Newcastle must be ready to "capitalise" on errors from other sides in the race for European qualification, says manager Eddie Howe.

The Magpies are three points below sixth-placed Chelsea, and travel to Brentford on Sunday. The Blues, on the other hand, host Bournemouth.

"We have to do everything we can to do our part," said Howe. "What we don't want to do is for the other teams to make a mistake and we're not there to capitalise on it."

Newcastle United

Before we hear from Jurgen Klopp, Eddie Howe has held the first news conference of the day and the Newcastle manager has confirmed that he expects Callum Wilson to return on Sunday while right-back Tino Livramento is ruled out.

"Yeah, we anticipate he will be fit," said Howe of Wilson.

Anthony Gordon is a doubt, however.

"We’ll see how he is today," Howe added. "I'm not 100% sure."

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BBC Sport

Jurgen Klopp’s Friday news conferences have made for compulsive viewing in the last couple of weeks.

He has teed off against the fixture scheduling and responded with a, "to be honest, who gives a …?" when it was mentioned he was a bit late.

It’ll be interesting to see what sort of Klopp we get today in the build-up to his final game in charge as Reds boss.

The German, who caused plenty of shock in January when he announced he would be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season, will be speaking to the media at about 10:00 BST, prior to Sunday’s game against Wolves.

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Joel Matip has said he will always have "special memories" of his time with Liverpool, after it was confirmed he will leave Anfield when his contract expires at the end of the season.

Matip was part of the squad that won the Champions League in 2019 and the Premier League a year later - the Reds' first domestic league title for 30 years.

"It has been eight wonderful years here in Liverpool," said Matip, who joined on a free transfer from German club Schalke in 2016.

"I was allowed to be part of an exciting history with a great coach and an astonishing team in an extraordinary club. We have achieved great titles and have the best fans in the world.

"I am full of gratitude for the wonderful time I was able to experience with these unique people supporting the club and the fans who love Liverpool FC.

"My wife and I have felt welcomed and supported from day one and, together with the kids, we had the best imaginable time here. We will always keep it in special memories."

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said: "In all the years that I have been involved in football, I am not sure I have come across too many players who are more loved than Joel Matip. I’m not even sure it would be possible to say anything bad about him.

"A wonderful professional, a wonderful footballer and a wonderful human being – we have been blessed to have him with us for as long as we have and now all we can do is wish him well as he heads off in a new direction."

On Thiago's departure, Klopp added: "Before he even came to Liverpool I believed that if you really love football it would make a lot of sense if you watched Thiago Alcantara play.

"Technically, he is so, so good, a talent who could play in any team in the world, and it was a privilege to have him with us."

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Liverpool

Liverpool have confirmed that defender Joel Matip will leave the club this summer after eight seasons at Anfield.

Midfielder Thiago Alcantara, who has played just once this season, will also depart the Reds this summer.

Matip, 32, was one of Jurgen Klopp's first signings in 2016 and went on to make 201 appearances.

Thiago, 33, joined from Bayern Munich in 2020 but has struggled with injuries during the last two seasons, making just one appearance in the current campaign.

Well then, could there be magic on Sunday? Could Manchester City slip up and give Arsenal the chance to win their first league title in 20 years? Or will City cruise to a record fourth straight title?

And how about the race for Europe? How do you see it panning out? Let us know your thoughts via the usual channels above... or hit thumbs up for a City title win, thumbs down for Arsenal.

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And finally from today's newspapers, the Metro features a picture of Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and asks if there could be magic on the final day.

A Manchester City draw would be enough for the Gunners to snatch the title with a win over Everton as they have a better goal difference.

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After seeing that Sun headline, it's worth stressing that Manchester City have NOT yet won a fourth straight Premier League title.

It may now be in their hands after Tuesday's nervy win over Tottenham but let's remember the last two times under Pep Guardiola that City have gone into the final game of the season knowing a win would secure the title... they fell behind in them both.

The Blues might have equalised just a minute later against Brighton in 2019 before winning 4-1. But Aston Villa were 2-0 up with 14 minutes left in 2022 and City had to pull off a remarkable fightback by scoring three goals in five minutes to win the title.

This is by no means a done deal yet.

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