Jurgen Klopp raises Liverpool issue with Sky as Jamie Carragher promises to 'have a word'

Jurgen Klopp has revealed that he hardly ever watches Manchester City play on the television, after making the mistake of witnessing the crushing moment Vincent Kompany produced an unlikely wonder-strike against Leicester City which gave the Sky Blues one hand on the Premier League trophy back in 2019.

The Anfield boss sat down with former Liverpool player-turned-pundit Jamie Carragher to discuss a wide range of issues in an exclusive interview for Sky Sports, who will broadcast Sunday's Merseyside derby from Anfield. The pair discussed the Reds' nail-biting title run-in with Pep Guardiola's side. But when Carragher asked the German manager whether he thinks either team has an advantage over the other each week by playing first and if he watches City's matches, the brutal outcome of a significant game against the Foxes three years ago still lingers.

Klopp said: "I did it the last time really in a similar situation when they played Leicester (in 2019), which was when Kompany [scored]. I hate Sky actually for the fact that they still have this goal in trailers. We watched it long enough. That was one of the hardest moments of my life..."

Carragher interjected: "I'll have a word [with Sky]!"

Klopp continued: "I still know exactly what I thought before, by the way....(James) Maddison was tired and I thought 'Bren [Brendan Rodgers], come on sub him'. And it was exactly the area where Kompany fires the ball. So that was pretty much the last time I had a situation like that and you have to learn from your mistakes in life, so I will not do that [again].

"But playing before and after - we know the situation exactly - we have to win anyway, so where can it increase the pressure? City is pretty similar. They might hope that we