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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits he would vote for scrapping VAR because the officials in charge of it "are not able to use it properly".

Wolves submitted a resolution on Wednesday calling for a vote by Premier League clubs to scrap the system at the league's annual general meeting.

"I don't think they're voting against VAR, I think they'll vote about how it gets used, because that's definitely not right. I understand that," he said.

"In the way they do it, I would vote against it, because these people are not able to use it properly.

"I do not think VAR is the problem but the way we use it is the problem. So, you cannot change the people obviously, it's clear. You need them. So yeah, I would vote for scrapping VAR."

The Reds are hosting Wolves at Anfield for Klopp’s last match and it promises to be an emotional affair as he brings the curtain down on nine years with the club.

Klopp has spent this week saying goodbye to players and staff, admitting this morning during his press conference he has lost count of the number of shirts he has signed.

“The most intense week of my life, definitely,” said Klopp. “I said goodbye so often this week to so many people.

“We don’t have to pretend it is a normal week, because it isn’t. Everything around the game will be completely different.

“Yesterday the players said goodbye in their way, we had a little BBQ here that was really nice.

“It is nearly a decade of my life and super influential in so many ways. I spoke before how hard it will be to say goodbye. I love absolutely everything about this place, I do.

“I take memories with me, fantastic memories. I take friendships with me, relationships with me, forever.

Jurgen Klopp will oversee his final game in charge of Liverpool against Wolves

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“You realise the older you get when time slips through your fingers, you only realise that later on. You look back and think: ‘My God, that was quick’.

“I don’t think it was quick the nine years. It’s not as if I feel I arrived yesterday. I really think it was the absolute opposite of a waste of time.”

Klopp has built up a strong connection with Liverpool fans during his time at the club and has vowed to always be there for the city.

“I got the key of the city and I know for a lot of people that is probably rather funny,” Klopp said. “For me, it feels like a responsibility.

“I don’t think, and I don’t imagine, the club will need my help in the future - but if the city needs me, I am there. That’s how it is. I want to be helpful in whatever way, and we will see how that looks.”