Jurgen Klopp could be denied a perfect send-off against Wolves due to the 33-year-old Liverpool manager's curse in the last match
Liverpool will be desperate to give their best manager in the club's modern history the perfect send-off against Wolves this Sunday.
However, Jurgen Klopp faces a fight to reverse more than three decades of unwanted history at Anfield if he is to leave at the top.
The German's nine-year spell on Merseyside comes to an end on Sunday with a clash against Wolves. live on the talkSPORT app.
Liverpool They are in no danger at the end of the season after having seen their campaign weaken with a whimper in the last two months.
He Carabao Cup The winners had the opportunity to win a quadruple of trophies ahead of the international break in March.
However, Liverpool were left out the FA The Cup is one game away from reaching Wembley before seeing their Premier League and Europa League dreams go up in smoke as well.
The club will still want to at least bid farewell to Klopp with a win this weekend, but history suggests they will be lucky to do so.
Liverpool notoriously struggle to give players a proper send-off, with an icon Steven Gerrard after a humiliating 6-1 defeat against Stoke City in 2015.
Managers don't fare any better, regardless of whether they leave by mutual consent or are fired for poor performance.
Since Ronnie Moran's interim spell at the helm of Liverpool in 1991, no club manager has been able to leave the dugout after a victory.
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Graeme Souness started the unwanted trend by resigning after a humiliating FA Cup exit at home to city of bristol in 1994.
Roy Evans did the same when he handed over full control to Gerard Houllier after having seen his team fall from the League Cup to Tottenham four years later.
A new century did not bring better luck, with Rafael Benitez, Roy Hodgson, Kenny Dalglishand Brendan Rodgers They all came out due to a draw or defeat.
However, Klopp, always a cut above the rest, will look to continue his run of good luck in his final game at Anfield.
Klopp won his last league game in charge of FSV Mainz 05 (May 2008) and Borussia Dortmund (May 2015) and will be desperate to complete his only treble here.
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