Jurgen Klopp over celebrated against Burnley - but Liverpool critics are missing the point and Xabi Alonso knows why
Every man and his dog has had an opinion on ‘over celebrating’ this week following Liverpool’s loss to Arsenal last weekend.
The Reds fell to a 3-1 defeat to the Gunners at the Emirates as both Mikel Arteta’s side and Manchester City closed the gap on Liverpool at the top of the table to just two points.
But rather than an impressive Arsenal performance being the talking point come the final whistle, instead it was their on-field celebrations after coming out on top in the Premier League six-pointer. Lasting images saw Arteta enthusiastically replicate Jurgen Klopp’s trademark fistpumps celebration and Martin Odegaard celebrate with the Gunners’ photographer.
"Just get down the tunnel, you've won a game," Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher bemoaned on Sky Sports at the time. "It's three points, you've been brilliant. You are back in the title race, get back down the tunnel. I am serious - honestly."
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‘Celebrating like they won the league,’ is fast becoming English football and the celebration police’s new favourite cliche.
Since then, you’ll have likely spotted the likes of Arteta, Odegaard, Gabriel Magalhaes, Richard Keys, Ian Wright, Gary Neville, David Seaman and ECHO columnist John Aldridge all vocalising opinions on either side of the debate - with many appearing on our website.
It’s curious how six days later, as the Reds responded with a 3-1 victory over Burnley to maintain their lead at the top of the table for another week, Klopp produced his most enthusiastic post-match celebration yet.
Celebrating with fistpumps to the Kop, he then turned and
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