Klopp with understanding for Guardiola: “Flying out of the CL is hard”

‘All of England’ for Liverpool?

Jürgen Klopp from Champions League finalist Liverpool reacted amused to verbal digs from Pep Guardiola. The Manchester City boss had previously said all of England wanted Liverpool to win the Premier League. “I live in Liverpool, yes, a lot of people here want us to win the league. But even here it’s only 50 percent,” Klopp clarified during a press conference on Monday and joked: “I don’t know if the whole country supports us. That’s not the feeling I get when we play in other stadiums.”

Chaser Liverpool dropped points in the 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. Defending champions and leaders Man City extended their lead to three points with a 5-0 win over Newcastle United on Sunday. (Overview of current matchday and Premier League standings) Guardiola went on to say the media and fans are keeping their fingers crossed for Liverpool because they have “an incredible history” in European competition. “But not in the Premier League, they’ve only won one in 30 years,” said the coach, who failed again with his team in the Champions League.

Klopp on Guardiola’s statements: “As a coach, something like that happened to me too”

Klopp expressed understanding for the tips of his fellow coach. “Something like that happened to me as a coach, of course we are influenced by the situation,” said Klopp. “I don’t know what situation Pep was in. Getting knocked out of the Champions League is tough, and of course Liverpool made it to the final.”

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