Jurgen Klopp shows true colours in Liverpool reunion with Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo

Jurgen Klopp reunited with former Liverpool players Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo prior to Germany's Nations League match against the Netherlands. The encounter marked Klopp's first match in charge of the German national team after signing a four-year contract with the German Football Association to succeed Julian Nagelsmann. The match concluded in a 1-1 draw.

During pre-match warm-ups, Klopp embraced and spoke with Van Dijk and Gakpo, whom he previously managed during his nine-year tenure at Liverpool. In the match, Gakpo scored a stoppage-time equalizer to secure the point for the Netherlands. Before the game, Klopp also publicly defended Van Dijk following Dutch media criticism over the Netherlands' World Cup exit.