'Manchester City are putting themselves on the level of idiots', Liverpool legend defends Klopp

A former player who made history with the Reds raised his voice and showed his displeasure at the appalling accusations levelled at the German manager

22/10/2022, 03:16 AM +00:00

The Premiership 22/23 matchday 11 fixture ended with a big win for Jürgen Klopp's side over Pep Guardiola's side, with Mo Salah's goal having struck a huge blow for the Citizens, who had been strong favourites going into the game at Anfield. Not only did they lose, but they were unable to score against Alisson Becker, who came up big and even provided the assist for the win.

After the end of the match Klopp spoke to the media, saying his words before the game against Man City had been misinterpreted, causing the opposition to take a dislike to him, pointing out that the statement was borderline xenophobic. The former Borussia Dortmund boss had commented that the Sky Blue's are one of three clubs who can do whatever they want financially.

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To this Liverpool FC legend Jamie Carragher raised his voice and, in his weekly column for the Telegraph, said he found Manchester City's claim that Jürgen Klopp's recent comments were xenophobic bizarre. "Go to social media and the resentments expressed among fans are toxic and tedious," said the 2005 Champions League winner.

That is why he, too, the SKY Sports commentator believes the Manchester United man 'stooped to the level of Twitter idiots' with his accusations of xenophobia, a word meaning a strong feeling of dislike or fear towards people from other countries, a situation which has prompted Jürgen Klopp to take legal action in response, according to reports from England.

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To top it all off, the 44-year-old former player said that sometimes clubs cannot control their fans inside the stadium, let alone on Twitter. "Unfortunately every club has an unwanted minority who will occasionally let them down, either by engaging in obnoxious chanting or throwing objects. These pseudo-fans do not represent an entire loyal fan base that they support every week," he said on the website.