'Jurgen knows full well' - Graeme Souness has theory on Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool replay request

Graeme Souness believes Jurgen Klopp had an alternative motive when calling for Liverpool's fixture against Tottenham- Hotspur to be replayed - and insisted the siege mentality the German is creating at Anfield is akin to Sir Alex Ferguson's days at Manchester United.

After Luis Diaz saw a goal wrongly ruled out in Liverpool's 2-1 defeat in North London last week, the Reds boss said it would be the right thing to do to replay the fixture.

However, Souness believes that the German's comments prior to Thursday's Europa League tie against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise were used as an "opportunity to galvanise" his Anfield squad after the injustice they faced at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

"I did not agree with Jurgen Klopp coming out to say he wanted last weekend's game replayed," wrote Souness in his Daily Mail column. "Where does that all end? Everyone will want the same when they feel aggrieved. It opens the door to a 12-month season. I think Jurgen probably knows full well that there's no possibility of it happening — but being granted a replay isn't the point of asking for one.

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"He is now making the most of an opportunity to galvanise that group of players. Turning the injustice they feel to the team's advantage. The criticism he might have received from some about his call for a replay won't bother him one bit. He's circling the wagons.

"This is where Alex Ferguson was a master. For him at Manchester United, it was: 'Us against the world.' For us at Glasgow Rangers, it was: 'Nobody likes us. We don't care.'"

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