Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp produced some entertaining answers during his press conference on Wednesday afternoon ahead of his side's Europa League clash against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise on Thursday evening. The Reds were on the end of some major controversy on Saturday during their Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur — when Luis Diaz's goal was wrongly adjudged to have been offside.
Spurs eventually won the match 2-1, withVAR's audio exchange of the incident released on Tuesday. Klopp of course felt aggrieved and the former Borrusia Dortmund head coach has now even called for the fixture to be replayed.
So, football.london has now summarised every word Klopp said during his press conference on Wednesday afternoon.
On the atmosphere on Thursday
«I hope our people show the well-deserved love after a difficult weekend and create a special atmosphere. I'm sure they will.»
On whether a replay will happen
«If you have this situation first time, you try to understand, and try to find a solution. But that doesn't solve the problem. How can we sort not just for the future, but this situation. If a replay happens or not, it's just my opinion.»
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On if the club will make a formal request for a replay
«At this stage we are still going through the information we have.»
On the club's statement
«For me it was a normal statement. Of course we speak. Other people in the club put together and the club goes for it. The word escalation did not come from me.»
On the VAR error
«It's really rare that team gave a goal and it doesn't show on the scoresheet. That makes it
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