Jurgen Klopp claims his ‘borderline xenophobic’ comments were “misunderstood” and wants to avoid further “misinterpretation” that comes with the “non-native” territory…
Liverpool beat Manchester City 1-0 on Sunday after a difficult start to the season in a game marred by a number of unsavoury incidents.
Man City alleged that their team bus was targeted by the Reds fans, Pep Guardiola had coins thrown at him, while charity Ref Support UK have called for a probe into touchline behaviour following Klopp’s red card.
Liverpool were also furious about ‘vile’ chants from the City fans referencing the Hillsborough disaster.
Asked about his red card and a potential ban ahead of the visit of West Ham on Wednesday, Klopp said he wasn’t “happy” with his antics.
“I think I will be there [on the touchline] because nothing has happened yet,” Klopp said.
“I still think I should have dealt with the situation differently which I usually do.
“It was an intense game that both managers didn’t understand with some calls. I am not happy with my reaction.”
It’s been suggested that Klopp lit the touch paper ahead of the game with City with his comments over Liverpool not being able to compete with their rival’s state-backed wealth.
City reportedly considered Klopp’s thoughts to be ‘borderline xenophobic’.
And the Liverpool boss now appears to claim his comments were “misunderstood” and refused to respond for fear of being “misinterpreted” again.
“This kind of question I would like not to answer. Everything a non-native English speaker would say would be open to misinterpretation,” Klopp said.
“It’s not the first time [people] have misunderstood [me]. I have to be careful, I’ve known that for years, sometimes I am not and say what I think. Usually it’s never my aim to [criticise] or whatever. I say what I know and how I see it.
“It should not [detract from result]. We don’t have to be best friends but I am sure anyone wants to be with us. It’s normal competition. It started here with the question, I answered, the rest was made of it.
“I said I respect what they are doing but my answer was still not right to some people. If a guy throws a coin it’s a massive mistake. It was a brilliant performance against incredibly strong side. I saw situations I didn’t want to see in a football game.
“After the game all the talk is of what I said and what people made of it. That should not be the case but I…
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