Klopp slams 'disrespectful' Amazon presenter in awkward post-match exchange
Jurgen Klopp hit out at "disrespectful" and "ignorant" jokes made by Amazon Prime presenter Marcus Buckland in the aftermath of Liverpool's 2-0 win against Sheffield United.
The Reds secured victory through goals from Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szboszlai. While Klopp was left delighted with the three points, he was involved in an awkward exchange during his post-match interview.
He was asked about the packed fixture list as his side head into the hectic Christmas period. Amazon Prime Video presenter Buckland asked: "You mentioned Jurgen, you’ve had to shuffle your pack, you’ve had a few injuries. You’ve got all these games, you’re still going strong in the League Cup in the FA Cup. You go to Crystal Palace at your favourite kick-off time at the weekend."
Klopp did not appear to take too kindly to the line of questioning. The German replied: “That’s brave. That’s really brave, you made a joke about that.”
Buckland then attempted to smooth over the disagreement. He said: “You’ve still got the passion, you’ve still got the enjoyment. Is that the same day in, day out.”
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Klopp said in response: “It is. It is constant. We go home. I don’t know what exactly the time is now. We get back 1am, 2am or whatever and we play again.
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"We have two sessions. It’s fine to recover and then we go again. Crystal Palace played tonight and that’s absolutely fine. It’s just not good. You don’t understand it as well even when you work in football. Why should I try to explain again? You make just completely ignorant (comments). But it’s good. Football is entertainment and I understand.”
The exchange then continued throughout the closing throes of the interview. “It’s one of those issues that come up and I’m not trying to be disrespectful," Buckland said.
However, Klopp was not particularly convinced as he concluded: “You were already. It’s all good, you can say what you want but I can’t say what I want because that would be completely different.”
Following their win against the Blades, Liverpool are back in action this weekend against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. They would seize top spot in the Premier League with a victory.
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