Jurgen Klopp refused to talk to a reporter within the aftermath of Liverpool’s humiliating 3-0 defeat to Wolves on Saturday, seeming to allege he was overly essential of the out-of-form Reds.
Liverpool’s winless league run stretched to 4 matches at Molineux as Craig Dawson and Ruben Neves obtained on the scoresheet after Joel Matip put via his personal web early on.
Wolves’ opener was the fifth aim Liverpool have conceded within the opening 5 minutes of a Premier League sport this season, greater than every other aspect, whereas Dawson’s second got here simply seven minutes later.
At his post-match press convention, Klopp was requested by the Athletic’s James Pearce whether or not Liverpool’s tendency to begin slowly was attributable to an perspective downside, and the Reds boss was unimpressed by the road of questioning.
“It’s very troublesome to speak to you, if I’m 100 per cent trustworthy. I would favor not to try this,” Klopp instructed Pearce. “You understand why, for all of the stuff you wrote.
“If any person else needs to ask that query, then I’ll reply it.”
One other journalist current proceeded to repeat the identical query, at which level a visibly irritated Klopp answered.
In the meantime, Klopp’s feedback about Wolves’ third aim rapidly attracted the ire of the Molineux membership on social media.
Klopp complimented Liverpool’s second-half exhibiting in his press convention, including: “The third aim I don’t depend as a result of it was the primary time they handed the midway line.”
Wolves reacted with a cheeky tweet from their official account, replicating their standard full-time message with a picture exhibiting the scoreline as 2-0, with Neves’ aim chalked off.
Neves’ aim was his fifth within the Premier League this marketing campaign, making it his joint-most prolific season within the competitors (additionally 5 in 2020-21).
— Wolves (@Wolves) February 4, 2023