Bristling Jurgen Klopp bites back at Dietmar Hamann claim as Liverpool boss lays into legend

Don't let the beaming smile fool you. Jurgen Klopp has been in better moods.

Liverpool ’s boss arrived at Ibrox with a major thorn in his side following an error strewn start to a league campaign which, by his own admission, has already ended his hopes of landing another EPL title. So the German’s verbal sparring with some English reporters in Tuesday night’s press conference painted a fascinating picture of the pressure he’s under on Merseyside after his side slumped to yurt another defeat at Arsenal at the weekend.

It was put to him that one pundit had suggested his team is missing a ‘spark’. And Klopp bristled: “Who said that?” When told this was the verdict of former German international Didi Hamann, Klopp snapped: “Oh great, he’s a fantastic source. Well respected everywhere.” He then dismissed Hamann’s credentials as a former Liverpool midfielder. Klopp said: “That doesn’t give you the right to say what you want especially when you have no idea.

“I actually think Didi Hamann doesn’t deserve that you use his phrase to ask me a question. Do me a favour and ask your own question. That’s good. Try to ask a question without the word ‘spark’. That’s the challenge.”

Klopp was asked: What do you need to get the momentum going? He said: “We have to keep fighting. It will not happen overnight and especially not when you look at the Arsenal game - and I know people don’t want to hear it - but on Sky Sports ref watch Mr Dermott twice says the decision was wrong by the best English referee, Michael Oliver.

“The first goal we lost was pretty likely offside. But we can’t find out because the camera was not there or whatever. I don’t know exactly the reason. But when I saw the picture I thought it was obvious that Saka came