ROY KEANE couldn’t help but taunt Jurgen Klopp ahead of Manchester United’s clash with Liverpool.
The pair came face-to-face ahead of the tasty Old Trafford tussle, which both sides went into in search of their first wins of the season.
Liverpool entered the clash having drawn their first two league matches of the season, which prompted a cheeky throwback jibe from Keane.
During Klopp’s pre-match interview with Sky Sports, the Irishman asked: “Have you been sloppy, Jurgen? A little bit sloppy?”
Keane chillingly looked in the eye of Klopp as the German and the rest of the pundits broke out in laughter.
Klopp replied: “I would love to say it was just because we were sloppy.”
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Keane, of course, drew the ire of Klopp in September 2020 after saying the Reds had been “sloppy” in their 3-1 victory over Arsenal.
A furious Klopp said: “I’m not sure if I heard it right, but maybe he was speaking about another game as it can’t be this game.
“Sorry, that’s an incredible description of this game.
“This was absolutely exceptional. Nothing was sloppy, absolutely nothing.”
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Kop chief Klopp, surprisingly, opted to make Roberto Firmino the focal point of the Reds’ attack for their visit to Old Trafford.
He explained: “The team I like a lot. We have good options to change, the rest is young and exciting. We are in a good shape.
“We are lucky we could play them in pre-season and you could see 100% what they wanted to do, the way they set up and the press.
“We expected the changes.
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“We have problems but we have found solutions and hopefully they work tonight.
“It feels extremely important because it is the start of the season and we don’t want to wait until October until we are 100% in. It is very important.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
