Jurgen Klopp has detailed how some ‘blatant refereeing decisions’ may have helped Manchester City win the Premier League last season - but the Liverpool boss insisted he has no problem with Pep Guardiola’s side or their victory.
City pipped the Reds to top-spot by just one point following a relentless run-in in which Klopp’s side won 16 of a 19-game unbeaten run while the eventual champions went 12 without defeat, winning nine of those. Liverpool looked like they could possibly have snatched it at the death when Aston Villa went 2-0 up at the Etihad on the final day, but a second-half comeback gave Guardiola a fourth title in five seasons.
Such run-ins are decided by the tightest of margins - both in terms of tactics and refereeing decisions - and German boss Klopp believes some of those ‘blatant’ decisions went against his team more often than not.
