Liverpool's Nat Phillips has revealed his surprise at getting a message from boss Jürgen Klopp regarding his promotion with Bournemouth.
The centre-half was on loan at the Cherries for the second half of this season, helping them to climb back into the Premier League.
Phillips was unable to be a part of the Liverpool team that are preparing for the Champions League final, but Klopp has not forgotten his contributions.
"It says a lot about him. It was a really nice surprise," Phillips told the Liverpool Echo. "It shows what he's like as a manager and what he's like to work for and why he gets so much out of the players because that is how he'll treat you as a player and as a person.
"At the end of my career, I'll look back on it with a lot of pride, but from my side, especially since I left on loan, it's been more watching from a distance, supporting from a distance and being happy for the guys, the players and the staff, and wishing success for them.
"His text message was initially just congratulating me on the promotion. Even that, I was surprised to receive that to be honest because I was aware he had a big game that evening.
"I was surprised that it had even crossed his mind that I had that game. It was really nice to hear and nice of him to say that. It's something I can be proud of."
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