Jurgen Klopp has directed an opening barb at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer by suggesting it is 'strange' to see a team of Manchester United's quality playing in such a defensive style against his Liverpool side.
Speaking ahead of their Premier League clash this Sunday, Klopp said: 'It's strange when you play a high-quality team, which United still are and they play the way they do.'
'We had that last week with Tottenham,' he added. 'They don't only counter-attack but it's a main thing.
'Against Spurs we had 80% possession after 70 mins, that is not normal. If people want to see it as criticism, I can't change this.'
Sunday's upcoming bout often carries so much history, of which Klopp is more than aware of.
'I don't know about results but in games with United and Liverpool, there have been good times for both. Not always one clear favorite.
'We all know how important it is to our supporters, just like Everton - it is an add-on. We play all games for our fans, not just these games. We have natural enemies that come with the history and success of this club. We said long ago, we have to write our own history.
joseadedayo
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It is truly strange, but Ole knows better than to go all gung-ho against your Liverpool side. we just don't have the needed cojones for that yet.
Pazbdmotuz
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We all know that if we start going full on attack from the very first minute Liverpool will finish us off... They have the type of players that have that ability to kill the game.. If we match Liverpool in terms of style of play we know that Liverpool will kill us and I don't feel bad in saying this cause it is the truth.. Liverpool have individually much better players than us.. So this where we need ole's tactics to work.. We should soak up the pressure in the first 10 to 20 minutes because this is where Liverpool are most dangerous..They will press us high up the pitch and we need those long balls to be perfect...We have to be clinical in front of goal cause we won't get many chances and finally we need to give Liverpool a game they were not expecting.. If we do this then I think we might win
MelvynJ
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It's strange when a top class team can't defeat A a defensive team, I know Liverpool fans will talk.. Its the truth😉
Sahla_HDP
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This was a boss comment, and a call to make teams better. Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham are afraid to fight and play attacking Football with the quality they have. Tjey never will be good again, if they don't start playing attacking. Only playing attacking Football, that a team can improve and became better. Playing attacking Football, it's the same way as defending, because when you are busy suffocating the opponent and scoring goals, they can't react. It is difficult to accept and will lose, but I rather lose attacking and showing good play to the fans, than to stand in the counter and lose!