London, May 9 (BNA) Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has mocked some of the scathing criticism of his counterpart Pep Guardiola that has fueled the Premier League title race, saying it was heated comments likely motivated by Manchester City’s painful exclusion from the match. Champions League.
On a spree after City’s 5-0 win over Newcastle on Sunday, Guardiola said “everyone in the country” was supportive of Liverpool and noted that the Reds had won the Premier League only once in 30 years despite their solid Champions League record.
Klopp did not appear in the mood to respond, laughing as Guardiola’s words were read to him, according to the Associated Press.
The German coach said he understood the reason for Guardiola’s comments, given the way City were knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid on Wednesday – the day after Liverpool qualified for the final with a victory over Villarreal.
Real Madrid scored in the 90th minute and the first of stoppage time to take the match into overtime before a 6-5 aggregate victory over City, who had yet to win the Champions League.
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