Roy Keane poked fun at Jurgen Klopp who claimed Liverpool's problems extend beyond them simply being "sloppy".
The German has seen the Reds drop points in their opening two games following draws with Fulham and Crystal Palace, which has left them seven points off pace setters Arsenal. Liverpool have had to come from behind in both games as they look to get up to speed.
Klopp will be eyeing a first win of the season when his Liverpool side face Manchester United and the manager was quizzed by Keane on whether his side's mistakes have cost them in the opening two weeks of the season. "Have you been sloppy? Am I allowed to say that?" said the Sky Sports pundit.
The Liverpool boss responded by saying: "I would love to say just because we are sloppy. Unfortunately we had other problems. Now we are here, let's go for it, I can’t wait to be honest." Keane's question stems from an exchange the pair had two seasons ago.
After Liverpool beat Arsenal 3-1 in September 2020 the Irishman commented on them being "sloppy" - which Klopp didn't take kind to. He said: "Did Mr Keane say we had a sloppy performance tonight?"
Klopp went on to say: "I'm not sure if I heard it right, but maybe he was speaking about another game as it can't be this game. Sorry, that's an incredible description of this game. This was absolutely exceptional. Nothing was sloppy, absolutely nothing."
Ahead of the clash with United at Old Trafford, a fixture in which the visitors have won for the past two seasons, Klopp has had to juggle his options due to injuries. Roberto Firmino will lead the attack with Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz supporting him.
Klopp said on his selections: "The team I like a lot. We have good options to change, the rest is young and exciting. We are in a good shape. We are lucky we could play them in pre-season and you could see 100% what they wanted to do, the way they set up and the press. We expected the changes.
"We have problems but we have found solutions and hopefully they work tonight. It feels extremely important because it is the start of the season and we don't want to wait until October until we are 100% in. It is very important."
