JURGEN KLOPP awkwardly asked ex-Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha if he has “ever played football” during a tense interview.
Liverpool were held 2-2 on the weekend in the FA Cup against Wolves, leaving manager Klopp less than impressed.
And Onuoha, who retired in 2020 and now works for ESPN, had the tough task of speaking to the German afterwards.
But Klopp took exception to the line of questioning and at one point said: “I’m not sure if you’ve played football but these kind of things happen.”
Onuoha, in fact, made more professional appearances then Klopp!
He has played around the world with the likes of City, QPR and Real Salt Lake in the MLS.
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ESPN compared his stats to Klopp during the Liverpool bosses playing days.
Onuoha made 426 appearances in total compared to Klopp’s 347.
And perhaps most damning of all, the ex-defender played in 232 top-flight games while Klopp had none.
The Liverpool head coach played in Germany throughout his career although never in the Bundesliga.
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But as a manager, he has won the Premier League and Champions League.
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So Onuoha did not want to make enemies of a modern great during their tense interview.
He said: “Do you know what? If he was in a good mood, I probably would have said something back.
“But he wasn’t in a good mood at all. And I thought for my first time interviewing someone so significant in world football, if I bit back it might turn into some sort of argument.
“So I thought there’s the content, I’ll let you guys enjoy it, and we’ll move on, get a bit more from him. I thought I did all right.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
