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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Richard Garnett

Jurgen Klopp raises Liverpool issue with Sky as Jamie Carragher promises to 'have a word'

Jurgen Klopp has revealed that he hardly ever watches Manchester City play on the television, after making the mistake of witnessing the crushing moment Vincent Kompany produced an unlikely wonder-strike against Leicester City which gave the Sky Blues one hand on the Premier League trophy back in 2019.

The Anfield boss sat down with former Liverpool player-turned-pundit Jamie Carragher to discuss a wide range of issues in an exclusive interview for Sky Sports, who will broadcast Sunday's Merseyside derby from Anfield. The pair discussed the Reds' nail-biting title run-in with Pep Guardiola's side. But when Carragher asked the German manager whether he thinks either team has an advantage over the other each week by playing first and if he watches City's matches, the brutal outcome of a significant game against the Foxes three years ago still lingers.

Klopp said: "I did it the last time really in a similar situation when they played Leicester (in 2019), which was when Kompany [scored]. I hate Sky actually for the fact that they still have this goal in trailers. We watched it long enough. That was one of the hardest moments of my life..."

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