Liverpool fans praise Klopp’s ex-Dortmund star Pulisic for putting Chelsea ahead against Man City

Chelsea midfielder Christian Pulisic thrilled Liverpool fans by scoring a sensational opener to give them the lead at home to Manchester City in the Premier League on Thursday.

The £58million midfielder scored a scintillating solo goal to put his side ahead on a night when former boss Jurgen Klopp knew his side would win the title in the event of City failing to win.

Fans on social media shared their joy and joked that Klopp had told his former star to help the Reds win the league for the first time since 1990.

Christian Pulisic scored against Manchester City to thrill Liverpool fans and boss Jurgen Klopp

Alongside a cackling meme, one viewer wrote: ‘I see agent Pulisic has been activated’.

Another produced a photo of Klopp encouraging Pulisic on the training ground after spotting the youth teamer’s talent during his time as manager as Dortmund.

They suggested that a time traveller to 2014 would have heard Klopp and Pulisic agreeing ‘a mission’ to end City’s title hopes six years later.

Calling Klopp’s move a ‘masterstroke’, one fan said: ‘He started off pulisic’s career in Germany and declined signing him for Liverpool so that he could go to Chelsea for this exact moment.’

Klopp was strongly rumoured to have been interested in taking Pulisic to Anfield before he became the most expensive American player in history when he completed his move to Stamford Bridge in January 2019.