Don't let the beaming smile fool you. Jurgen Klopp has been in better moods.
Liverpool ’s boss arrived at Ibrox with a major thorn in his side following an error strewn start to a league campaign which, by his own admission, has already ended his hopes of landing another EPL title. So the German’s verbal sparring with some English reporters in Tuesday night’s press conference painted a fascinating picture of the pressure he’s under on Merseyside after his side slumped to yurt another defeat at Arsenal at the weekend.
It was put to him that one pundit had suggested his team is missing a ‘spark’. And Klopp bristled: “Who said that?” When told this was the verdict of former German international Didi Hamann, Klopp snapped: “Oh great, he’s a fantastic source. Well respected everywhere.” He then dismissed Hamann’s credentials as a former Liverpool midfielder. Klopp said: “That doesn’t give you the right to say what you want especially when you have no idea.