The 54-year-old Klopp said that reaching the final was an outstanding achievement, and a very special occasion as the rivals were fighting really hard to negate the advantage of the first leg.
With striker Gerard Moreno a surprise inclusion in the Villarreal starting 11 on Tuesday night, the home side kicked off with a totally different attitude to the team that sat deep at Anfield last week and they got their reward as early as the third minute.
Unai Emery's men have a difficult task over overturning a 2-0 first leg deficit against Liverpool, who are arguably the favorites to win the competition.
Many fans are surprised that Arsenal have gone ahead with Arteta over other options like Carlo Ancelotti.
It is worth highlighting that the 47-year-old was removed as the Spurs boss on 19 November after a sub-par start to the season.
The former Arsenal star, who is currently in charge of Nice in Ligue 1, stated that the Swiss superstar deserves respect and explained how former footballers have blamed Xhaka for the entire situation.
Arsenal fans were so frustrated after the defeat against Leicester City that 'Emery out' was trending across several social media platforms.
Head of Football at Arsenal Raul Sanllehi is reportedly looking for options and he is seriously considering this former Barca star as a potential replacement for Emery.
Unai Emery must have realised by now that a Champions League qualification will be a minimum requirement if he wishes to keep his job as a manager at Arsenal.
Arsenal would be happy to listen to all the offers being made from other clubs concerning Xhaka but it remains to be seen if they sell their star player to a fellow Premier League side.
