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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Carragher interjected: "I'll have a word [with Sky]!"
Klopp continued: "I still know exactly what I thought before, by the way....(James) Maddison was tired and I thought 'Bren [Brendan Rodgers], come on sub him'. And it was exactly the area where Kompany fires the ball. So that was pretty much the last time I had a situation like that and you have to learn from your mistakes in life, so I will not do that [again].
"But playing before and after - we know the situation exactly - we have to win anyway, so where can it increase the pressure? City is pretty similar. They might hope that we lose here or there, which of course is still possible.
"Come on, the opponents we have is crazy. Tottenham fighting for Champions League and these kind of things. It will be a really tough run-in but it's fine. I don't think they're too bothered if we play before and we are not too bothered if they play before us."
Liverpool head into Sunday's home match against Everton four points behind City, but victory against the Blues at Anfield would once again reduce the deficit to just a single point.
Both teams will have just five Premier League matches remaining after today's Merseyside derby. The two sides could still also meet in the Champions League Final in Paris on May 28, if both win their semi-final clashes against Spanish opposition.
