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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp 'cried like a baby' watching David Wagner win promotion with Huddersfield - the man who dressed him as Santa on stag do

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed he 'cried like a baby' as he watched his old friend David Wagner manage Huddersfield to Premier League promotion.

The Terriers earned their top-flight status after Christopher Schindler slotted the decisive penalty against Reading at Wembley back in May.

Wagner, who had coached the reserve team in Dortmund with Klopp at the Helm, made the switch to English football back in 2015.

Jurgen Klopp has revealed he 'cried like a baby' as he watched Huddersfield get promoted
Jurgen Klopp has revealed he 'cried like a baby' as he watched Huddersfield get promoted
The Terriers earned top-flight status after Christopher Schindler slotted the decisive penalty
The Terriers earned top-flight status after Christopher Schindler slotted the decisive penalty
And Klopp's old pal from Mainz, David Wagner, was the architect behind the brilliant win
And Klopp's old pal from Mainz, David Wagner, was the architect behind the brilliant win

Huddersfield finished 19th in Wagner's first season, but following a surge up the table in his second, they booked their place at Wembley for the promotion showdown with Reading.