Pundit and former Manchester United star Roy Keane has joked about a row he had with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp in a pre-match interview building up to tonight's clash at Old Trafford.
The Reds face their bitter rivals on Monday Night Football in a bid to improve their form after two draws in their opening two games. Klopp joined Sky Sports presenter David Jones and pundits Keane, Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher during the build-up to the game.
When asking about Liverpool conceding first in matches, Keane asked if it was down to 'sloppiness' and whether he's allowed to suggest that to the Reds boss. Two years ago after a 3-1 victory over Arsenal, Klopp was listening to the pundit's post-match analysis before his interview and he wasn't pleased with the comments made.
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“Did Mr Keane say it was a sloppy performance? Maybe he is speaking about another game," Klopp said at the start of his post-match interview. “Nothing was sloppy. It was absolutely exceptional. From the first second, we were dominant, against a team in form.
“The football we played tonight was exceptional. About this game, nothing bad to say. It was the opposite of sloppy.”
Of late, Liverpool arguably have been 'sloppy' as they've conceded first in their last six games. It was a topic put to Klopp during his interview ahead of tonight's game, but it didn't spark the same reaction this time around.
Keane asked: "Have you been sloppy? Am I allowed to say that?"
"I would love to say just because we are sloppy (we concede first)," Klopp replied. "Unfortunately we had other problems. Now we are here, lets go for it, I can’t wait to be honest. I don’t believe in this sort of psychology and warn them all the time. You were all players, you didn’t like that, we need to start better.
"We started well against Crystal Palace but we conceded the first goal - that was later in the game. It was exactly how it should’ve been, we started well against City, so I cannot go back and say ‘by the way our main problem was…’ our main problem was we didn’t win the Premier League or Champions League. We have problems but we have football solutions and hopefully they’ll work tonight."
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