Antonio Conte jogged Jurgen Klopp's memory after the Liverpool manager's sourpuss reaction to their last meeting and reminded him: “We cost you the title.”
Tottenham's head coach was in a conciliatory mood and waxed lyrical about the empire Klopp has built at Anfield, until he revisited the 1-1 draw on Merseyside six months ago which cost the Kop dearly on the run-in.
In an unguarded moment of grumpiness, Klopp scowled: “I don't like this kind of football, but that's my problem. I cannot coach it. I think they are world-class and they should do more for the game – world-class players block all the balls.”
