Jurgen Klopp says the togetherness within his current Liverpool squad is something he has 'never' seen before, following the club's initiation night in Austria.
The Reds are deep into their week long pre-season training camp as preparations for the new campaign have ramped up. The open mic night, though, allowed players and staff to blow off some steam away from the intense training sessions.
Footage of kitman Yinka Ademuyiwa's rendition of Vanilla Ice's 'Ice Ice Baby' went viral on social media, but the Liverpool -born coach wasn't the only one to impress the manager. Klopp spoke at length about the 'special' night to liverpoolfc.com.
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"I think we all set it up for embarrassment that somebody goes up there and has to go through hell with the mic in your hand and you have to sing a song you cannot sing," he said. "You cannot whatever, you don't know the song, all these kind of things. But the atmosphere was great, with all the fun we had (it was) still respectful.
"I had a big meeting last night and I told the boys (that) I never saw something like this. It's the truth. This is the basis we have to use. We as a group, the way we interact really with each other is something special, and we have to make sure we can use that for something big.
"There were too many, too many (good performances). Yinka (Ademuyiwa) was great, absolutely, the kit man. Great. Brendan (McIlduff) was great as well. The boss! Billy Hogan! I have to say… Yes! Wow, wow, wow. He was good as well.
"Lena (Aschenbrenner) looked like an angel, sang like an angel, then near the end, Dua Lipa… Dua and Lipa (Lorna and Shauna) – One Kiss Is All It Takes was really good. It's so difficult because you always thought, 'Oh my God. The next who is coming? How we would we (top that)?' Unbelievable but it happened quite a few times."
Liverpool return to action on Wednesday evening with a clash against RB Salzburg before they return to England to prepare for Saturday's FA Community Shield match against Manchester City. Attention then turns to the start of the Premier League campaign as the Reds face an away trip to Fulham on the opening day.
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