The Liverpool manager was offended by a journalist’s statement after beating Atletico Madrid 3-2
Jurgen Klopp was ‘angry’ and refused to continue the interview after Liverpool beat Atletico Madrid 3-2 on Wednesday (20/10), because he was offended by a statement from a journalist.
Diego Simeone sparked controversy after that Champions League game because straight into the tunnel after full time without shaking Klopp’s hand.
The German insists he is okay with Simeone’s actions, but an interviewer keeps questioning him.
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Asked why he was ‘angry’ post-match despite securing full points, Klopp replied: “Why am I angry? I’m not an idiot you can ask such trivial questions. I’m not angry at all.”
“Listen. You want to write a story about this, I can imagine. I want to shake hands, he doesn’t.”
“In that moment I could understand he was running inside. He was emotional, I was emotional and you are not a good person to want to exaggerate this story.”
“You said I was angry, when did I get angry? Now I am angry at your question.”
The interviewer didn’t back down and insisted the question was serious, to which Klopp replied: “Yes, yes.”
The reporter just laughed at the manager The Reds it left the interview site.
