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		</div><p>Liverpool defender Joe Gomez believes he is “blessed” to be coached by a manager like Jurgen Klopp.</p>
<p>The 22-year-old England international is highly rated by the German and formed his first-choice centre-back partnership with Virgil Van Dijk at the start of the season before a broken leg which took three months to fix completely curtailed his appearances.</p>
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<p>It was clearly apparent the feeling the squad have for their manager when they hunted him down on the pitch at the Wanda Metropolitano after their 2-0 Champions League win over Tottenham and carried him to the Liverpool end before proceeding to toss him into the air several times.</p>
<p><em>“It’s only right. All of us have so much gratitude to have a manager like him,” said the defender.</em></p>
<p><em>“For me personally he has done so much for me and all the lads think the same.</em></p>
<p><em>“He is an unbelievable manager and someone we owe a lot to.</em></p>
<p><em>“I think it is just his energy. Not just the tactical side of things but him as a person, that’s why there is such a connection.</em></p>
<p><em>“That is why we want to play for him, why we want to celebrate with him when we win because he is one of the reasons we do it.</em></p>
<p><em>“It is special. He brings so much value to us and he shows us what it means to play for this club.</em></p>
<p><em>“I am quite young but I know I am blessed to have a manager like him. I don’t think there are many out there who do what he does. We are lucky.”</em></p>
<p>Someone else at the club who has been a role model for Gomez is captain Jordan Henderson.</p>
<p>He took his compatriot under his wing on his arrival as an 18-year-old with bags of potential and Gomez is eternally grateful.</p>
<p><em>“Unbelievable. I don’t think there are many better captains than him. I think as a person he is one of the best there is and he deserves so much,”</em> he added.</p>
<p><em>“He’s had tough times but for me, ever since I came to the club, I’ve had a real connection with him.</em></p>
<p><em>“No-one deserves it more than him and I am so happy he was the one to lift it (the Champions League trophy) for the sixth time for this club.”</em></p>
<p>While the win is seen as a starting point for Klopp’s side to go on and win more silverware, for Gomez it will help him hit the reset button.</p>
<p>He missed last year’s final against Real Madrid with an ankle injury and only got on for the last couple of minutes of the win against Spurs.</p>
<p><em>“I’ve had some tough times and it’s a battle to come back from it but I’ve never doubted myself and I never will,”</em> he said.</p>
<p><em>“It is not easy to come back from injuries but it is part of the game and happens for a reason.</em></p>
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<p><em>“It is a blessing to play for this club and I just have to go again.</em></p>
<p><em>“I am more motivated than ever and getting a taste of this is something which will drive me on next season.”</em></p>
<p>As one of the many players who are still four or five years away from their prime, Gomez predicts big things for the squad.</p>
<p><em>“We have a foundation which will stay and only get stronger so all our belief in what we can do is at an all-time high,”</em> he said.</p>
<p><em>“We are here together to stay – that is the main thing. That’s what we all know – and I think the boundaries are limitless.</em></p>
<p><em>“Who knows, we just have to keep grounded, stay focused and keep doing what we are doing and hopefully we can get some more.”</em></p>
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