Van Persie says Klopp gave him the biggest compliment of his career

The former Arsenal and Manchester United star reveled in the praise from the ex-Dortmund boss and said the admiration was mutual

Robin van Persie has revealed the greatest compliment he ever received as a footballer came from Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.

“Jurgen Klopp has given me the nicest of compliments, saying ‘I’ve never seen a player playing in three positions at the same time,” the ex-striker told Voetbal International, as reported by Goal.

“I fell back in the game, went on the wings, was in front,” Van Persie reminisced.

“The team adapted to my playing style, they’ve played for me so that’s the only reason I scored the goal and delivered an outstanding performance.”

“They play with four at the back and before that two blocks of three and those two blocks constantly cover each other at the back," the 35-year-old continued. "It’s nice to see how that works together, there must be heaps of work, there is no other way.

“They have to trust each other, those players. If one goes, the others must be at his back, and another at his back.

“For Klopp, it must also be cool to see that his philosophy is really in that team.”