Here is your Liverpool morning digest for Saturday, August 20.
Jurgen Klopp sparks heated row on talkSPORT
TalkSPORT pundits Simon Jordan and Martin Keown have disagreed on Jurgen Klopp's criticism of Gabby Agbonlahor after the Liverpool boss hit back at his comments on Manchester United.
During United's 4-0 defeat to Brentford last weekend, former Villa forward Agbonlahor laid into the 20-time league champions. He described them as 'amateur' and even went as far to say manager Erik ten Hag should 'pack up', despite being in charge for just two games so far.
In his pre-United press conference on Friday, Klopp spoke about the comments and said he 'nearly phoned in' to talkSPORT to hit back at the pundits' savage review. The Reds boss also questioned Agbonlahor's 'mentality' when Villa lost 6-0 to Liverpool during Klopp 's first season with the club, a game the now-pundit featured in.
Jordan, Keown and host Jim White discussed Klopp's comments during their show on Friday. And former Crystal Palace owner Jordan said the German was wrong to suggest former players shouldn't speak out or criticise current players and teams.
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Pep Guardiola gives sarcastic answer to Liverpool question
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola refused to be drawn on the significance of his side's four-point lead over Liverpool in the Premier League table.
The current champions have got their campaign off to a flying start with two wins in their opening two games. The Reds, however, are without a victory following draws against Fulham and Crystal Palace.
Jurgen Klopp 's side now sit four points behind their rivals in the table heading into this weekend's round of fixtures. City travel to face Newcastle United on Sunday, while Liverpool are away at Manchester United on Monday night.
When asked in his pre-match press conference about Liverpool dropping points and how significant the early lead can be, Guardiola offered the perfect response.
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