'Welcome to my planet' - Jurgen Klopp clears up controversial comments at Anfield Road test event

Jurgen Klopp has clarified his comments about Burnley after making headlines at a test event for Liverpool’s Anfield Road stand earlier this month.

The ECHO were in attendance at the event as the Reds boss took part in a Q&A session with LFC TV’s Peter McDowall. There, the German entertained the crowd with a light-hearted dig at Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia, and Chelsea after the midfield pair opted for a summer switch to Stamford Bridge over Anfield.

Inevitably, such a sound-bite made headlines. But it wasn’t the only 'controversial' answer from Klopp that gained widespread attention after the event.

He would also aim a light-hearted dig at Burnley when quizzed about Liverpool’s festive schedule, saying: “It’s England, nobody gives a s**t about my Christmas.

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"Honestly, the schedule is again crazy. Our Christmas the family will be over on the 24th, it will be great. The 25th we will have training. I think we will train early in the morning and then the boys can go home and have Christmas lunch with their families.

“Then what do you know? On the 26th we drive to Burnley. Great place to celebrate Christmas!”

Liverpool are next in action at home to Arsenal on December 23rd, before travelling to Burnley on Boxing Day. And with his press conference ahead of facing the Gunners potentially his final pre-match media briefing ahead of Turf Moor, Klopp was asked about his previous comments as he clarified that he had been joking.

“No, it was 100% true,” he teased. “My god. I’ll invite you a little bit in my life. The situation, at night, I come into our stadium.

“Kids are