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Jurgen Klopp made good use of the international break by travelling to Germany to watch his former club Mainz in action
Mainz, who are yet to win a Bundesliga game this season, faced third-tier outfit MSV Duisburg in a friendly on Saturday afternoon
Klopp's ex-team eased to a 2-0 victory, with former Germany youth international Tom Krauss scoring both the goals.
Klopp was filmed speaking to fans and watching Saturday afternoon's game
He got the chance to take a good look at Sepp van den Berg, a 21-year-old defender who is currently completing a loan spell at Mainz from Liverpool. He started the friendly.
The fixture was a special occasion for Mainz, as it was the final game to be played at the Bruchwegstadion before one of the ground's stands, known as the Sudtribune, is knocked down.
Klopp left Mainz in 2008 and became Borussia Dortmund's manager, where he won two Bundesliga tiles (among other honours).
Klopp
It's believed the main reason for Klopp's visit was to say goodbye to the famous Sudtribune stand. "After the town where I was born, Mainz is my home town,"
"I still have a lot of friends there. I love the club. It’s a wonderful club... That promotion is still the biggest achievement in my professional life (since achieving more).
"To do that with Mainz was much more difficult than becoming champions with Dortmund."
As for Van den Berg, Klopp would've been happy to see the defender keep a clean sheet
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