JURGEN KLOPP was involved in an awkward live TV interview with presenter Dan Walker prior to Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Burnley.
After several minutes of routine pre-match questions, the Reds boss was asked about the composition of his front three – Mo Salah, Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo.
It is the first time the trio have lined up alongside one another.
Amazon Prime host Walker enquired about the decision to go with that forward line, while he also pointed out the reliance on Salah so far this season.
Walker asked: “Can I ask you a little bit about your front three?
“You’ve had a lot of dependence on Mo Salah with goals and assists, but Nunez and Gakpo playing in a front three.
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“You’ve not actually selected so far this season, have you, those three together up top?”
To which an irked Klopp responded: “I don’t know. I said it the other day in the press conference, I understand you have to talk every day about football.
“We are second in the table. We are in a better position than probably everybody expected us to be.
“And then we start discussing the front three and they are not firing on all cylinders. There are more serious problems out there.”
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Walker then replied: “I’m not trying to catch you out.”
Before Klopp added: “Oh, fine.”
Salah has 16 goals in all competitions this season, along with seven assists.
Diogo Jota is the next most prolific Reds star with eight goals, but Trent Alexander-Arnold is their leading assist maker with eight – while Nunez is level with Salah on seven.
Klopp’s spiky response came after he took aim at Sky Sports’ Patrick Davison earlier this month, telling him “you over-estimate your importance” when referring to the media.
Meanwhile, Liverpool beat Burnley thanks to goals from Nunez and Jota.
The victory returns them to the top of the Premier League table, two points clear of Arsenal ahead of the Gunners’ clash with Brighton on Thursday.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
