Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp took a cheeky dig at Manchester United by suggesting his club had saved a fortune by not having to pay off as many managers as their arch-rivals in recent years.
Since the German arrived in 2015 half a dozen people – either permanent or interim – have taken charge at Old Trafford. Klopp suggested it must have been a costly exercise. “Imagine the money Liverpool saved from not paying them (a similar number of managers) off,” said the Reds boss ahead of Monday’s meeting. “I should have said that when I signed the last contract.
It would have been an interesting number.” Klopp admits with so many changes in the United hot seat it is difficult for him to plan for an established game-plan as it is constantly changing. “Always a different Man Utd,” he added. “That would make me as unnecessary as well if everyone could sit here and it would always look the same, so of course it depends who is in charge. “They all play different, very different.
Van Gaal to Mourinho – that was very different. “You have to prepare completely differently and we will.” Imagine the money Liverpool saved from not paying them off- Jurgen Klopp on his lengthy tenure compared to United's Klopp has had very few bumps in the road since arriving in England, having won the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup and Club World Cup.