Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has told the club’s official website that he was not happy with Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta regarding his conduct over Sadio Mane.
Klopp has said that rivals tend to target the Liverpool forward.
The Liverpool boss has said that although the 29-year-old is a physical player, he does not make bad challenges.
What Jurgen Klopp said
Klopp told Liverpool’s official website: “So the situation is that it was a completely clean situation, so nothing happened.
“Two players jumped in the air, nobody touched the other, at least not like a foul, and the bench of Arsenal is going for whatever and I just asked: ‘What do you want for that? What do you want?’
“There is no contact really and it looks like everybody wanted a yellow card. I am really sick of these situations that everybody tries to go for Sadio in these moments.
“He’s a physical player, obviously, but he doesn’t make harsh fouls. But you might remember last year against Real Madrid he was completely taken out of the game without doing anything by getting a yellow card.
“Against Atletico we had to take him off because of that and it is just not right. That’s what I said in that situation.”
Jurgen Klopp v Mikel Arteta argument
There was a heated exchange between Liverpool manager Klopp and Arsenal boss Arteta at Anfield last night.
Liverpool won the Premier League match 4-0.
The big moment between the two managers came in the first half.
Liverpool forward Mane and Arsenal right-back Takehiro Tomiyasu jumped for a header.
Both players fell to the ground.
Arsenal boss Arteta felt that it was a foul from Mane for catching Tomiyasu with an elbow.
Galvanising Liverpool
When the incident between the two managers happened, the game had gone a bit flat.
The Anfield crowd fired up after watching Klopp go against Arteta, and that energy transmitted to the players.
And Liverpool won 4-0.
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