LONDON - Wycombe Wanderers striker Adebayo Akinfenwa has received a congratulatory message from Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp after his side sealed promotion to the Championship.
Wanderers beat Oxford United 2-1 in the League One playoff final at Wembley Stadium on Monday to secure their place in the English second-tier for the first time.
Wanderers were in eighth place in the League One table before the season was terminated due to the Covid-19 pandemic but leapt up to third when the final standings were decided by the Points Per Game method.
The 38-year-old Akinfenwa joked in his post-match interview that Klopp, who guided Liverpool to the Premier League title this season, could "hit me up on WhatsApp" to celebrate their successes together.
"Hello big man, congratulations," Klopp says in a video posted by Akinfenwa on Twitter.
%%%twitter https://twitter.com/daRealAkinfenwa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@daRealAkinfenwamay have just given the best post-match interview ever...😂 pic.twitter.com/Ubfu5jZ1ep
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball)
"I'm pretty sure your whole life at least a Championship player and now finally, you are there. Well done. Great, great victory. Even in these strange times, I hope you celebrate appropriately."
%%%twitter https://twitter.com/hashtag/YNWA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YNWA #Beast20 #BeastMode we did it #champHereWeCome💪🏿🙏🏿💙 pic.twitter.com/9RgiKZkYt2
— daRealAAkinfenwa (@daRealAkinfenwa)