Jurgen Klopp's right hand man Pep Lijnders has been accused of taking credit away from the Liverpool boss in a scathing rant by Netherlands and Ajax legend Wim Kieft.
Lijnders has been an integral member of Klopp's coaching staff, rejoining the club in 2018 after a brief spell at NEC.
As part of Liverpool's backroom staff Lijnders has helped Liverpool to Champions League and Premier League success.
But now it seems he's overstepped his mark by taking too much credit.
That's according to Kieft, who was seemingly left incensed by a recent interview Lijnders gave to Dutch TV.
Writing in his column for De Telegraaf, via Sport Witness, the 59-year-old questioned Lijnders' choice of words and his real impact at the club.
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"By the way, for those who didn’t know yet: Pepijn Lijnders, together with Jurgen Klopp, is the founder of the success of Liverpool. At least, according to Lijnders himself," he wrote.
"During an interview for Dutch television, Klopp’s assistant caused curled toes by continuously talking about ‘Jurgen and I’. He only talked about the great cooperation, the openness of their relationship and the trust that had developed from that.
"An ostentatious attempt to take credit for himself or at least take some of the credit for Liverpool’s achievements.
"Whoever works as an assistant to Klopp; Liverpool’s success is Klopp’s success. He experiences the pressure as Liverpool’s head coach every day. The assistant is not under pressure.
"For him it is easy to dance on the table and be part of a successful group without being held responsible for its success. Lijnders should sometimes rub that under his nose.
"It should be noted that Klopp and Lijnders are not, as Lijnders pretended, the ones who have put Liverpool on the map.
"Before their arrival in 2015, this great glorious and successful English club had already won numerous awards nationally and internationally, Liverpool had already been the best in Europe five times."
Klopp is of course a fan of his assistant, who was originally a part of his coaching set up in 2015, and was thrilled when he returned to the club in 2018.
Giving his verdict on Lijnders returning, Klopp said at the time: "It’s good. It’s very, very good. We sent him away for half a year to get very important experience and to have him back now feels just fantastic.
“When he came in the building, everybody was really delighted about that and was really happy about it.
“He’s a fantastic person and a fantastic coach, so it’s really important that we have him back and I’m really looking forward to working together with him.”
