Danny Murphy has criticised Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp for his sarcastic comments towards Didi Hamann during a press conference.
The Reds have been in the Premier League this season with their 3-2 loss against Arsenal meaning they now have just ten points from their first eight matches.
There has been a little pressure on Klopp to turn around their fortunes as he looks to take respite in the Champions League when they face Rangers tonight.
But there were signs of a tetchy Liverpool boss at the pre-match press conference on Tuesday as he had a go at a journalist for using comments from Hamann to ask him a question.
Klopp also seemed to have a go at former Liverpool midfielder Hamann for making those comments in the first place.
“Who said that? Hamann? Oh great, he’s a fantastic source, well respected everywhere,” Klopp said sarcastically.
“Yes [he’s a former Liverpool midfielder] – that doesn’t give you the right to say what you want, especially when you have no idea.”
Murphy thought Klopp was out of order for his response to Hamann’s comments but backed the Liverpool manager over the journalist’s questioning.
“The part about him responding to Dietmar Hamann in the first place saying, ‘Oh a fantastic source, well respected everywhere’, in a sarcastic way, I think that was uncalled for,” Murphy told talkSPORT.
“I don’t think that was needed. Jurgen Klopp is far more intelligent than that and he doesn’t need to be riled up by former players’ comments.
“He’s frustrated, he’s on edge. I think he could have dealt with that better and just moved it on.
“What he doesn’t want to do every week is go into press conferences and start responding to what former Liverpool players have said, because you’ll always find someone who says something negative.
“Dietmar is a friend of mine and he’s a fantastic guy, and he’s very honest, but I find it strange, I don’t know why he said ‘five years ago’ – Liverpool were still playing that football last season. ‘Up until this season’, he should have said.
“But what he said wasn’t particularly wrong, but Klopp is edgy, he’s fractious. He’s not happy with what he’s seeing, he wants to do better and he’s getting in front of the press and being agitated and saying things he’ll probably look back on and think, ‘Why did I respond to that?’
“I don’t think he’d be embarrassed by it, but he should have taken it better.
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