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Jurgen Klopp has welcomed proposals to reintroduce standing areas in football grounds across England, suggesting the atmosphere could vastly benefit.
Standing in England's top two divisions was outlawed following recommendations made in the Taylor Report, which investigated the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, in which 97 Liverpool fans lost their lives.
As a result of the report, from 1994 law has required grounds in the top two divisions in England and Wales to be all seaters.
The picture, however, could change as early as next year following news the Sports Ground Safety Authority (SGSA) has invited Premier League and Championship clubs to apply to pilot safe standing areas from January 2022.
Standing in football grounds in the top two tiers in England has been banned since 1989
'I'm pretty sure the people are now responsible enough to do it in the right way,' Klopp said on Friday.
'The stadiums are completely different to the time when really sad, sad things happened.
'The construction is different, all these kind of things. I like the idea and I'm especially excited about how much better could the
