Dejan Lovren came into the Liverpool team to face Spurs over the weekend, with Joel Matip watching on from the sidelines.
The Croatian put in a solid performance at Anfield, despite the initial concerns from some supporters.
Following the win, a clip of the defender embracing with Jurgen Klopp in the Anfield tunnel after the game has been circulating around social media.
These Reds fans have been loving the affection between the two.
Twitter: @TheAnfieldWrap Lovren and Henderson get so much blame from the fans when they clearly love the club as much as any… https://t.co/LBnUzs4QAw (@Bren39225970)
Twitter: @TheAnfieldWrap Lovrens face looks so proud after. Proper man management from klopp (@uzair208)
Twitter: @TheAnfieldWrap I think he deserves his chance,hasnt moaned about not playing and he has played well so far (@willgoddard1)
Twitter: @TheAnfieldWrap Christ, Lovern grows half a foot there with pride. Klopp is boss… (@JimAllen71)
Twitter: @TheAnfieldWrap He played really well tbh. Even in previous game. Guess his @LFC career ain’t over yet. Good decisi… https://t.co/y3CAmp1isC (@hensen_kasono)
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It’s great to see this from Klopp. It’s clever from the German too. He knows full well that Lovren is going to be required over the coming weeks.
Lovren has pushed himself back ahead of Joe Gomez in the pecking order at Anfield and the confidence he’ll get from Klopp will give him a huge and timely boost.
Man-management has always been one of Klopp’s biggest strengths and with his defence due to be tested in Matip’s absence, supporters will soon see just what an impact he can have on a player.
