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      Jurgen Klopp ‘destroyed’ Liverpool’s owners live on TV says Gary Neville as Reds boss speaks out against Super League

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      GARY NEVILLE believes Jurgen Klopp has ‘destroyed’ Liverpool’s owners after the manager discussed his club’s decision to join the Super League live on television. The German boss – who has previously criticised the idea of a European franchise league – said his ‘feelings haven’t changed’ towards it.
      Jurgen Klopp isn’t afraid to say what he thinksCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd
      Gary Neville believes Klopp’s comments have destroyed the Liverpool ownersCredit: PA
      Speaking ahead of Liverpool’s game against Leeds, Klopp said: “My feelings and my opinion didn’t change.
      “It is a tough one. People are not happy with that. I can understand that, but I cannot say a lot more because we were not involved in any processes, not the players nor me.
      “I have no issues with the Champions League. We want to qualify for the Champions League next year.
      “I like the competitive factor of football. I like the fact West Ham might play Champions League next year. I like that they have the chance.
      “I don’t know exactly why the 12 clubs did it. I know some things will change in the future in football and some things have to change in football that’s for sure.”
      “But usually, you have to prepare these kinds of things, you need time for convincing. I can understand that people think is not right is the competitiveness I get that.
      “I don’t like that we may not be in the Champions League but if we earn it then we want to be there like anybody else.”
      Two years ago Klopp said: “I hope there will never be this Super League. With the way the Champions League is now running, football had a really great product.”
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      Leeds mocked Liverpool before their 1-1 draw this evening

      Neville, hearing Klopp’s comments during Monday Night Football on Sky Sports, responded by saying: “He’s done it in a very calm fashion, I think he has to in the position he’s in. 
      “He’s destroyed his owners on national television – let’s be clear – he’s gone out against his owners on national television.”
      Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher also welcomed Klopp’s stance and said: “That’s the start – a manager of one of the ‘Big Six’ clubs who is disagreeing totally with what his owners are doing. We need the other five managers to do exactly the same. It’s only going to get bigger.”
      Liverpool – the first ESL team to play a Premier League game since the league was announced yesterday – have been heavily criticised inside and outside Elland Road this evening.
      The Leeds players wore t-shirts during the warm-up with the words ‘Champions League EARN IT’ emblazoned across the front – a move that made Klopp ‘angry’.
      Protesting fans also tried to stop the Liverpool team bus from entering the ground, later booing them and calling them ‘scum’ over their plot to join the controversial breakaway league.
      A plane also flew a banner over the stadium that read: ‘Say No To Super League’.

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      Liverpool chief executive Billy Hogan begged club staff to get behind the European Super League because it will be the ‘future of European football’.
      Hogan – in an email to Liverpool employees yesterday morning – attempted to drum up support from within by promising to TREBLE European competition revenues.
      The statement read: “The Super League will be the future of European football and if we want to continue our journey of being a sustainable club with ambition to grow and continue winning trophies then we should absolutely be part of that process and have a seat at the table rather than outside that group.
      “These solidarity payments are expected to be roughly three times what is currently achieved from UEFA competitions. We believe this decision is in the best long-term interests of Liverpool Football Club.”
      But Hogan may struggle to persuade James Milner, who told Sky Sports after tonight’s match: “My personal opinion, I don’t like it and hopefully it doesn’t happen.
      “I think the players obviously have no say, so the welcome we got to the ground tonight was a bit unjust because obviously we’re here to play football and in no control of it.”
      The Liverpool midfielder said he wasn’t in favour of the ESL because of the ‘same reasons as everybody else’ and admitted he only found out about the plans last night.
      Neville is a fierce critic of the breakaway league, calling United owners the Glazers ‘scavengers’ earlier today.
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      Leeds 1 Liverpool 1: Diego Llorente late header strikes dagger into Reds’ Euro hopes amid backdrop of fan fury

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      THE backlash is well and truly underway and you can hear them squirming all the way across the other side of the Atlantic.If Liverpool’s American owners thought they might get away with announcing their treachery while the stadiums were still closed, they were sadly mistaken.
      Leeds denied Liverpool victory in a game that was played amid a backdrop of angerCredit: EPA
      Diego Llorente headed in a late corner to earn Leeds a drawCredit: AFP
      So when John W.Henry tuned in from his Boston bunker he would have been shocked to the core by the sheer hatred heading the way of his club and the rest of football’s Dirty Dozen.
      Jurgen Klopp certainly wasn’t happy at becoming the first rebel manager to be put on the spot following Sunday’s bombshell announcement.
      And he was positively bristling when he walked into the away dressing-room at Elland Road to find Leeds had left a pile of T-shirts declaring ‘Football is for the fans. Earn it on the pitch.’
      Klopp fumed: “Nobody has to remind us that you have to earn the right to go into the Champions League. Maybe Leeds should remind themselves.”
      His players had already suffered the abuse of hundreds of Leeds fans who had gathered outside the stadium in a bid to block the Liverpool team bus.
      And now they know just how things are going to be from now on.
      Because there is no going back this time, no humiliating U-turns such as those performed over furlough and Project Big Picture.
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      Sadio Mane had Liverpool on course for all three points with his first-half goalCredit: AP
      Sadio Mane celebrates ending his nine-match goal droughtCredit: Reuters
      So Liverpool and the rest of the Premier League’s breakaway clubs must learn to live with their new status of official football pariahs.
      And they certainly won’t be getting any sympathy from the clubs they are looking to leave behind if this match is anything to go by.
      It was 20 years ago this week that Leeds were securing their place in the Champions League semi-finals while Manchester City were about to be relegated to the Championship.
      But history means nothing to the Super League plotters who now want to block ambitious clubs such as Leeds from ever competing in Europe again.
      No wonder Marcelo Bielsa’s men were so fired up to deny their opponents the win they needed to move back into the top four.
      And the way the home team celebrated Diego Llorente’s 87th minute equaliser was conclusive proof that this was a goal which really does mean more.
      Yet Liverpool were every bit as determined to make their point, even if they have no idea if they will be allowed to take their place in next season’s Champions League.
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      Leeds players wore shirts in protest at the European Super League plans for their warm-upCredit: Getty
      Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was far from happy with the t-shirt protestCredit: Getty
      Fans gathered outside Elland Road to make their voices heard about the new plansCredit: PA
      And at least Klopp can take heart from the knowledge that his players are still prepared to fight their corner despite all the talk of possible sanctions.
      Nobody put in more of a shift in front of Gareth Southgate than Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was a constant thorn in Bielsa’s side.
      Whether the watching England boss will even be allowed to recall the Liverpool full-back for his Euros squad remains up in the air for now.
      But he would have been impressed by Alexander-Arnold’s contribution to the 31st minute breakthrough when he beat keeper Illan Meslier in a foot race to tee up Sadio Mane for a tap-in.
      Liverpool fans hold up a banner aimed at the club’s ownersCredit: Rex
      A plane with a banner was flown over Yorkshire saying no to the Super LeagueCredit: AFP
      And fans even tried to stop Liverpool from entering the stadiumCredit: Kevin Quigley-The Daily Mail
      Diogo Jota should have doubled Liverpool’s lead when he headed over from a 48th-minute corner and Meslier did well to block at the feet of Mane.
      Yet it wasn’t all one-way traffic and the visitors were fortunate to escape when Fabinho’s suicidal pass out from the back was picked off by the impressive Kalvin Phillips.
      But Patrick Bamford’s shot was too close to the advancing Alisson before Fabinho almost turned the ricochet into his own goal.
      Helder Costa volleyed another decent opportunity over from close range and shouts for a 59th minute penalty were rejected by VAR after the ball had brushed the arm of Alexander-Arnold.

      Bamford struck the bar and Jack Harrison and Tyler Roberts were both denied by excellent close-range saves from the overworked Alisson.
      But Leeds were not to be denied and they gained the reward their second-half efforts merited when Llorente forced his way between Roberto Firmino and Ozan Kabak to power in from Luke Ayling’s late corner.
      It was a goal which would have been celebrated the length and breadth of Europe because absolutely no-one is cheering for Liverpool right now.
      Klopp and his players had better get used to that.
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      European Super League has united just about everyone in outraged condemnation

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      WE should perhaps congratulate the robber barons behind our “big six” clubs for concocting a scheme so appalling that, even in this divisive era, it has united just about everyone in outraged condemnation.Players, fans, Royals, ­politicians of all stripes. Even Boris Johnson and ­Jeremy Corbyn find themselves on the same side.
      Fans are not entirely powerlessCredit: AFP
      Who except the billionaires themselves think that a meaningless “super league” — wrecking the Champions League, the Prem and our lower ­leagues, not to mention those in Spain and Italy — is a good idea?
      Its premise is fatally flawed. But that may become clear only after the sport has been torn apart.
      It has been designed by greedy men without an ounce of feeling for the game, the history and importance of clubs to our communities, or the fans who have made ­football what it is over 100-plus years.
      Those lifelong supporters are disgustingly now dismissed as “legacy fans” — trash to be tossed aside in favour of a global audience expected to pay handsomely to watch this predictable, uncompetitive contrivance.
      As ex-Man Utd star Ander Herrera says, it’s “the rich stealing what the people created”.
      Furious fans protested outside the Prem’s ‘Big Six’ clubsCredit: Reuters
      Sky TV’s money transformed the game in the 1990s.
      But we have all since played with fire in allowing dubious tycoons to buy our clubs to use as cash machines.
      The insatiable greed of men branded “liars” and “snakes” by Uefa now threatens to prevail, at huge cost to us all.
      Fans are not entirely powerless. No, there is no point appealing to the owners’ better nature.
      And we fear their threat will not evaporate this time.

      But we can all still rage against it. The Sun will give voice to that. It is suggested the Government could axe UK work visas for every foreign star at the six clubs. Uefa aims to ban all their players from international football — a massive career blow to some.
      We still hope sanity prevails. But this is a battle the billionaires MUST lose. If they do, the Government must tackle rules over who owns our clubs — and their commitment to the sport and fans.
      Football is far more than a business. And millions of loyal supporters should be protected from corporate avarice.
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      Football fans protest at Big Six greed as Government vows to punish clubs

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      ANGER mounted last night at plans for a European Super League — with the Government threatening to punish clubs that break away.Owners of the Premier League’s Big Six joiners were dubbed “snakes” by Uefa, while stars may be banned from the Euros and World Cup.
      Furious fans protested outside the Prem’s ‘Big Six’ clubsCredit: Reuters
      Furious fans protested outside the Prem’s “Big Six” clubs today amid a wave of anger at plans for a European Super League.
      Current and former players, celebrities, politicians and royalty were also united in revulsion at what was called a “war on football”.
      Owners of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City, Man United and Spurs — among the 12 breaking away — were dubbed “liars and snakes”.
      A £4.6billion pot would be split among them under the plans while there would be no relegation from the new league. But ministers last night threatened punishment taxes and visa restrictions on the clubs — while Uefa warned players would be banned from international competition.
      Writing in The Sun today, Boris Johnson promised fans: “It is your game – and you can rest assured that I’m going to do everything I can to give this ludicrous plan a straight red.”
      FA President Prince William also voiced his concern at the proposals, adding: “Now, more than ever, we must protect the entire football community.”
      The Football Supporters Association said the plans were “motivated by nothing but cynical greed”. It added: “This competition is being created behind our backs by billionaire club owners who have zero regard for the game’s traditions and continue to treat football as their personal fiefdom.”
      Fans from the six clubs also joined forces to condemn the proposals. They wrote: “We are unified in opposition to them and we will continue to do all we can collectively to stop these plans.”

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      Fans from the six clubs also joined forces to condemn the proposalsCredit: The Sun
      Liverpool fans hung banners around Anfield in protest of the European Super LeagueCredit: PA
      Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin warned any players lining up in the closed league would be “banned from the World Cup and Euros”.
      He also branded club execs “liars and snakes” after undercutting attempts to reform the Champions League.
      He said: “This idea is a spit in the face for all football lovers and our society.”
      Match of the Day host and former Spurs striker Gary ­Lineker said: “If fans stand as one against this anti-football pyramid scheme, it can be stopped in its tracks.”
      Ex-Liverpool defender and Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher was “ashamed”.
      He added: “Liverpool’s apparent leading role in threatening football’s competitive ideals is a betrayal of a heritage they are seeking to cash in on.”
      Liverpool were in action last night at Elland Road, where Leeds players warmed up wearing protest shirts.
      As The Sun said Balls To The Super League, Arsenal legend Ian Wright called the idea “absolutely shameful”.
      FA President Prince William voiced his concern at the proposalsCredit: Getty
      Man Utd chiefs Ed Woodward and Avram Glazer are two of the ESL’s biggest supportersCredit: Getty
      He added: “Remember who you are, what you are and what you represent. That’s what Arsenal’s about.”
      Ex-Man United defender Rio Ferdinand stormed: “This is, for me, a war on football.”
      Former United midfielder Ander Herrera, who now plays for PSG, said the “rich were stealing what the people created”. The Spaniard added: “I love football and I cannot remain silent about this.”
      Current United star Bruno Fernandes agreed online with fellow Portuguese international Daniel Podence that “dreams can’t be buy (sic)”.
      Football Supporters Association boss Kevin Miles said billionaire owners are desperate to carve out an ever-bigger slice of revenues.
      He added: “It would threaten the very existence and the structure of English football we have known and loved for many years.
      “Many of them don’t understand the culture, and have no sympathy and support for the pyramid of how the game is organised here.”

      Actor Stephen Fry said of the clubs: “They have brought together the whole divided nation, indeed all of Europe – everyone united in disgust and revulsion at such greed and stupidity.”
      The Super League will have 20 sides, each in line for a welcome bonus of more than 200million euros. Organisers are haggling over broadcasting rights.
      But the PM vowed to look at all options to strangle it, while ministers threatened windfall taxes and even bans on teams entering the UK.
      Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said: “We will put everything on the table to prevent this from happening. We will do whatever it takes.
      “We are examining every option, from governance to competition law and mechanisms that allow football to take place.”
      Ludicrous…I’ll give it a red cardBy Boris Johnson
      ANYONE who has watched me play football or played with me in the same match will know that I am far from an expert on the beautiful game.
      But you don’t need to be an expert to be horrified at the prospect of the so-called “Super League” being cooked up by a small number of clubs.
      You only need a pulse to know that football is not a brand or a product. In fact, it’s so much more than even a sport.
      Football clubs in every town and city and at every tier of the pyramid have a unique place at the heart of their communities, and are an unrivalled source of passionate local pride.
      And the joy of the game’s current structure, one that has kept people coming back year after year, generation after generation, is that even the most seemingly endless period of frustration is made bearable by the possibility, however remote, that one day you could see them rise up.
      After all, if Leicester City can win the Premier League, if Nottingham Forest can be champions of Europe, not once but twice, then maybe, just maybe, your team can do the same.
      But that can only happen if the playing field is even vaguely level and the ability to progress is universal.
      The European Super League guarantees neither, which is why it has been roundly rejected by the people who matter most: the fans.
      A year of empty stadiums has reminded us all that football without fans is an altogether more anaemic spectacle.
      It is your game — and you can rest assured that I’m going to do everything I can to give this ludicrous plan a straight red.

      Fans on the continent also slammed the proposals as “illegitimate, irresponsible, and anti-competitive”.
      Football Supporters Europe said: “This closed-shop competition will be the final nail in the coffin of European football, forsaking everything that has made it so popular and successful — sporting merit, promotion and relegation, qualification to Uefa competitions via domestic success, and financial solidarity.
      “More to the point, it is driven exclusively by greed. The only ones who stand to gain are hedge funds, oligarchs, and a handful of already wealthy clubs, many of which perform poorly in their own domestic leagues despite their inbuilt advantage. Enough is enough.”
      Man United’s US owners, the Glazers, saw the club’s share price soar by 8.5 per cent as trading began in New York – with investors backing the idea. But Ian Stirling, of the Man Utd Supporters’ Trust, accused them of rubbishing the memory of the Munich air disaster.
      Boris Johnson vowed to help put an end to the European Super League proposalCredit: Reuters

      He said: “A team died in 1958 to play in Europe, and this is our history being thrown away for money, by owners who know nothing about Manchester.”Liverpool supporters descended on Anfield to voice their fury.
      A banner read: “LFC fans against European Super League.” Another next to it read: “Shame on you. RIP LFC 1892-2021.”
      Spion Kop 1906, which organises flag displays there, tweeted: “We can no longer give our support to a club which puts financial greed above the integrity of the game.”
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      I will do everything I can to give the ludicrous European Super League a straight red

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      ANYONE who has watched me play football or played with me in the same match will know that I am far from an expert on the beautiful game.But you don’t need to be an expert to horrified at the prospect of the so-called “Super League” being cooked up by a small number of clubs.
      Leeds United players wore ‘Football Is For The Fans’ shirts ahead of their match against LiverpoolCredit: PA
      A Tottenham Hotspurs fan protests against the proposed European Super LeagueCredit: The Sun
      You only need a pulse to know that football is not a brand or a product. In fact it’s so much more than even a sport.
      Football clubs in every town and city and at every tier of the pyramid have a unique place at the heart of their communities, and are an unrivalled source of passionate local pride.
      And the joy of the game’s current structure, one that has kept people coming back year after year, generation after generation, is that even the most seemingly endless period of frustration is made bearable by the possibility, however remote, that one day you could see them rise up.
      After all if Leicester City can win the Premier League, if Nottingham Forest can be champions of Europe not once but twice then maybe, just maybe, your team can do the same.
      But that can only happen if the playing field is even vaguely level and the ability to progress is universal.

      The European Super League guarantees neither, which is why it has been roundly rejected by the people who matter most: the fans.
      A year of empty stadiums has reminded us all that football without fans is an altogether more anaemic spectacle.
      It is your game – and you can rest assured that I’m going to do everything I can to give this ludicrous plan a straight red.
      An Arsenal fan protests against the new plans outside the Emirates stadiumCredit: Rex
      If Leicester City can win the Premier League then maybe, just maybe, your team can do the sameCredit: AFP or licensors
      Nottingham Forest were champions of Europe not once but twiceCredit: PA:Empics Sport
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      Fans try to stop the Liverpool Team Buses from entering Elland Road ahead of Prem clash

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      FANS have attempted to stop Liverpool team buses from entering Elland Road ahead of tonight’s match against Leeds.The actions of the fans, who could be from either club, were a protest against Liverpool’s decision to join the European Super League.
      Fans try to stop Liverpool from entering Elland Road
      Stewards try to get the situation under controlCredit: Kevin Quigley-The Daily Mail
      Liverpool eventually arrived at the groundCredit: Kevin Quigley-The Daily Mail
      Liverpool are the first member of the newly-found ESL to play a Premier League game since news of the competition broke yesterday.
      The reigning champions have agreed to join the ESL along with Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham.
      The Premier League’s so-called ‘Big Six’ have joined Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan in creating the league.
      Presuming they go ahead, the plans will see a £4.6BILLION pot backed by JP Morgan split between the ‘dirty dozen’ – as many have described the clubs – and relegation scrapped.
      Those protesting outside Elland Road may well have been by Leeds fans – or even just football fans in general – considering the overwhelmingly negative response to the breakaway league.
      Marcelo Bielsa’s team have already shown their disgust at the plans – wearing T-shirts with the words ‘EARN IT’ emblazoned across the front as they warmed up for tonight’s game.
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      Leeds protest against the European Super LeagueCredit: Getty

      Supporters of the joining clubs have been protesting throughout the day, with banners outside Anfield reading ‘Shame on you RIP LFC 1892 – 2021’ and ‘LFC fans against European Super League’.
      Reds supporters’ trusts have also promised to remove their flags from the Kop because they ‘feel we can no longer give our support to a club which puts financial greed above integrity of the game’.
      Chelsea Supporters’ Trust have issued a statement, which reads: “Football supporters across the world have experienced the ultimate betrayal.
      “This is a decision of greed to line the pockets of those at the top and it has been made with no consideration for the loyal supporters. This is unforgivable.”
      The Independent Manchester United Supporters’ Trust added: “These proposals are completely unacceptable and will shock Manchester United fans, as well as those of many other clubs.

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      “A ‘Super League’ based on a closed shop of self-selected wealthy clubs goes against everything football, and Manchester United, should stand for.
      “To bring forward these proposals without any fan consultation, and in the midst of a global pandemic when people should be pulling together not serving their own selfish interests, just adds insult to injury.
      “When Sir Matt Busby led us into the European Cup in the 1950s, the modern Manchester United was founded in the tragedy and then triumph that followed.
      “To even contemplate walking away from that competition would be a betrayal of everything this club has ever stood for.
      “We urge everyone involved in this proposal including Manchester United to immediately withdraw from this proposal.”
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      Jurgen Klopp says he didn’t know about Euro Super League plans and fumes at Leeds T-shirts mocking Liverpool

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      LIVERPOOL boss Jurgen Klopp has raged at Leeds United’s protest against the European Super League – which he didn’t know of until last Sunday.The Reds announced that they have signed up to be part of the breakaway 15-team league – which Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham are also set to feature in – on Sunday night.
      Leeds United players donned anti European Super League T-shirts ahead of their clash with Liverpool
      The protest irked Liverpool chief Jurgen KloppCredit: GETTY
      Jurgen Klopp looks on as Leeds wear their Anti-European Super League shirtsCredit: PA
      The proposal has sparked mass outrage and Leeds’ players wore T-shirts condemning the plans ahead of their Elland Road clash with the Merseysiders.
      During their warm-up, Marcelo’s Bielsa’s men donned shirts that read on the front: “Champions League EARN IT.”
      ‘Football is for the fans’ was emblazoned on the back of the shirt.
      And Klopp was quick to lambast the protest after getting a glimpse of the Whites’ pre-match attire.
      In his pre-match interview, the German told Sky Sports: “I heard there are warm-up shirts, we will not wear them, because we cannot.
      “But if somebody thinks they have to remind us to ‘earn it’ to go to the Champions League, that’s a real joke and it makes me angry.
      “If it was a Leeds idea, thank you very much, nobody has to remind us.”
      👏 We’re underway against the Merseyside Reds at Elland Road!— Leeds United (@LUFC) April 19, 2021

      A plane flew over Elland Road with an anti-Super League messageCredit: PA
      Leeds’ social media team also took a jibe at the current Premier League champions by branding them the ‘Merseyside Reds’ shortly after kick-off.
      They tweeted: “We’re underway against the Merseyside Reds at Elland Road!”
      News of the ESL was dropped on footy fans late on Sunday night.
      Klopp, who in 2019 revealed he’s firmly against the concept, was in dark over the club’s plans and found out the same time as Reds supporters.
      He said: “My opinion hasn’t changed.
      “I heard about it for the first time yesterday while we were trying to prepare for a very difficult game against Leeds United.
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      “We got some information but not a lot to be honest.
      “It’s a tough one, people are not happy with it and I understand that but I can’t say a lot more because we were not involved in any processes – not the players, not me, we didn’t know about it.”
      Despite having a short meeting with the Liverpool brass earlier today, Klopp is still unsure of the club’s future.
      He said: “I don’t have all the information. I don’t know why the 12 clubs did this.
      “I don’t like that we might not be in the Champions League but if we earn it we want to be there.

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      Jurgen Klopp claims to have learned of Liverpool’s involvement in the European Super League on Sunday nightCredit: Sky Sports
      “Yesterday we didn’t really know and this morning we had a short meeting and I told the boys what I know, which is not a lot.”
      Furious Reds fans staged a protest outside Anfield on Monday to voice their discontent at the club’s decision to sign up for the elite competition.
      Klopp understands the Anfield faithful’s fury, saying: “The most important part of football is the supporters and the team.
      “We have to make sure that nothing gets in between that.
      “I heard we put banners at Anfield and I don’t understand that because the players didn’t do anything wrong.
      “We have to stick together and when other people from other clubs use our anthem against us I don’t like that as well.
      Liverpool fans staged a protest outside Anfield on MondayCredit: Alamy

      “There are things we have to sort but they have nothing to do with the team.
      “In tough times you have to stick together, that doesn’t mean you have to agree to everything.
      “But the boys didn’t do anything wrong other than not try to win every football game.”
      Liverpool captain James Milner added after the game: “My personal opinion, I don’t like it and hopefully it doesn’t happen.”
      Asked why he was against it, Milner responded: “Probably for the same reasons as everybody else who has been talking out over the last day.
      “Obviously it’s been difficult for us, we’ve tried to prepare for the game but I can only imagine what’s been said about it and probably agree with most of it.”
      Liverpool’s decision to sign up for the European Super League has sparked fresh speculation over Klopp’s future at Anfield.
      And Kop legend Jamie Carragher has warned the Reds hierarchy they’ll be run out of the club if the beloved manager decides to walk away.
      He told Sky Sports: “Jurgen Klopp has spoken on this in 2019 and made his stance very clear.
      This is arguably the best XI of players who as it stands would play in the European Super League
      “If Liverpool moves their manager on the back of this, in the next 12 months or so, those owners will be run out of that club in a week, I can assure you of that.
      “The owners of Liverpool, and it hurts me more because it’s Liverpool and that’s why I’m touching on them, this ownership bought the club on the back of other American owners running the club badly and the fans got them out.
      “They got the club for a steal and it’s now worth six or seven times more, they’ve made their money, they’ve won the lottery with Liverpool.
      “My message to everyone is I think these clubs think this is a done deal, it’s done.
      “I don’t think it is, I think supporters up and down this country can stop this – I really do believe this and I think at the forefront of that will be Liverpool because I’ve seen it before. ”
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      Uefa ready to hand PSG Champions League this season by BANNING ‘snakes’ Chelsea and Co over European Super League

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      UEFA is ready to boot Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid out of this season’s Champions League – and hand the title to PSG.Euro chiefs are also prepared to kick Arsenal and Manchester United out of the Europa League semi-finals for signing up to the proposed Super League.
      Uefa are ready to hand PSG the Champions League by banning the other three semi-finalistsCredit: Getty
      And Uefa President Aleksander Ceferin, who branded the plotters ‘snakes’ who are ‘spitting in the face’ of football fans, has threatened to ban England and overseas stars including Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling, Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann from Euro 2020.
      Ceferin, who admitted to being ‘angry’ at the ‘greed, selfishness and narcissism’ of the 12 rebel clubs, made the threat during a press conference.
      He said: “The players who will play in the teams that might play in the closed league will be banned from playing in the World Cup or Euros and not be able to represent their national teams at any matches.
      “We’re still assessing the situation with our legal team. 
      “We will take all the sanctions we can and will inform you as soon as we have  a clear answer.
      “As soon as possible they have to be banned from all our competition and the players from all our competitions.”
      Asked to clarify if that meant an imminent move for the rest of this season and then the summer, Ceferin added: “I said they wouldn’t be able to play in our competitions, but I don’t know when. 
      “This thing is new for us. We might be naive because we didn’t know we had some snakes close to us but now we know and are working on it and will have legal actions soon.  
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      “It’s not clear yet. That is part of the legal assessment. We have a meeting tomorrow and it’s too fresh to know what will happen. We will inform you accordingly.
      “We understand that some players might be caught in a difficult situation.
      “But if materialises and we ban the players they will think twice before signing for a club like that.”
      Ceferin turned his fire on the plot leaders, especially Juventus chief Andrea Agnelli, branded ‘the biggest disappointment of all’.
      The Uefa boss, who added he expected Fifa President Gianni Infantino to back his hardline stance when he addresses Uefa’s annual Congress tomorrow, did not hold back as he blasted the rebels.
      He said: “These are disgraceful, self-serving proposals from a select few clubs that are fuelled purely by greed above all else.

      “Super League IS only about money. The money of the dozen.
      “This idea is spitting in the face of all football lovers and our society as well and we will not allow them to take it away from us..
      “I have seen many things. I was a criminal lawyer for 24 years but i have never seen people like this.
      “Greediness is so strong that all human values evaporate. In football I met many strange people, liars and bad people. 
      “Football is not all corrupt, just a small part of it led by greed only and they don’t care about anybody else, they don’t care about the game. 
      “You see chief execs changing clubs like we change shirts, owners who look at accounts, not goals.”
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