Playing for Atletico Madrid and their fans is a privilege, admits Kieran Trippier

It also saw Kieran Trippier win his first major title with the former Burnley and Tottenham full-back a key part of El Cholo's side during their title charge. The Englishman went onto praise the fans and highlighted the passion that Atletico Madrid supporters have showcased despite being stuck at home owing to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Yet despite that, Trippier went onto reveal that he felt the positive energy surround the Spanish capital as the title race intensified up to the last day. 

"You can just feel the passion. Even when I'm taking my son to school, there are other parents walking past me and just shouting stuff like 'Vamos!' The fans are unbelievable. The most important thing was that everyone had to be safe, of course, because of what's going on. Against Real Sociedad, there were thousands outside the stadium and you could hear them chanting from start to finish. When we won the game, there were fireworks going off. So, you can still feel their support even when they're not in the stadium," Trippier told Goal.

"You can never rest and it's a privilege to play for him. He's one of the best managers in the world and before I came out here I thought I wanted to learn off him and I feel like I have done for the past two seasons. Yes, he's very intense on the training field, he never rests. He demands a lot. But under Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham, we worked extremely hard and it's similar here. They're similar types of managers," he added.