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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp tipped to be second in Premier League Manager of the Year vote
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been backed to finish second in the vote for Premier League manager of the year. Pundit Lee Dixon thinks Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder has done enough to win the accolade, with the Blades still in with a chance of securing European qualification.
Sheffield United are currently in fifth place, just two points adrift of Chelsea in fourth.
Wilder’s side have lost just seven times this season and have set the bar high for promoted sides in the Premier League.
According to Dixon, Klopp can’t feel hard done by if he misses out to Wilder when it comes to manager of the year.
"Arguably he has done a better job than Klopp," Dixon said.
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“It’s not just the results they’ve had it’s the way they’ve gone about the season.
“It’s the way they’ve gone about it, the crowd demand that from them.
“That place just seems to breathe hard work, that’s a given, you’ve got to give that.
“It’s not something you turn around and get praised for because that’s your job.
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“The way that they are playing, he has surprised a lot of opposition, the way they are playing.
“So arguably, I think he should be up there at the top of that list.”
Dixon is not the only pundit to share the same view.
Robbie Savage publicly admitted he got things wrong when it came to Sheffield United.
“Before a ball was kicked last August, I tipped them to go down because I didn’t think they would score enough goals to survive in the top flight,” Savage said.
“Wilder is presiding over a footballing miracle.
“Not only was I wrong but I’m also happy to admit it.
“Unlike certain pundits who are too stubborn to change their minds, Wilder is an old-school manager who’s moved with the times.”