The German felt that the question lacked the context around how many games each side had played in the build-up to the cup tie. Amad Diallo\u2019s last-minute strike sealed a thrilling 4-3 victory in mid-March.<\/p>\n
Klopp knew that his side would not have the energy to match United\u2019s intensity in the game due to a packed schedule of matches in the preceding weeks. He says that is why he snapped at the reporter for asking about his side\u2019s intensity – although his comment did not refer to the individual\u2019s weight.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was this famous interview afterwards \u2013 I\u2019d like to say I was out of the country thankfully [for the fall-out] but I wasn\u2019t, I stayed in the country,\u201d Klopp said before another trip to Man Utd. Jurgen Klopp snapped at the Viaplay reporter after losing against Man Utd (Image: Viaplay)<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I knew what would happen, actually.<\/p>\n
I was really calm after the game, I was not even angry, because I knew that, yes, we had to win it in this period. The first 15-20 minutes United were there, really aggressive and scored the goal.<\/p>\n
But then we took over and it was the best we played against them for a while for sure. \u201cIn similar situations there was really good football without scoring.<\/p>\n
And then, after 90 minutes, I saw minute by minute that it was too much. \u201cIt was the end of this intense spell, after all the games we played, and now extra time was the killer for us.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why I said after the game that it was the first time I saw us struggling. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding.<\/p>\n
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Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool are top of the Premier League with eight games remaining (Image: Getty) \u201cBut I was not angry.<\/p>\n
And then the guy asked me about intensity and that was just when it snapped. As if anybody would be interested in the intensity or why you cannot keep up the intensity with them?<\/p>\n
\u201cUnited played I don\u2019t know how many less games than we had until then. But the game was brilliant in moments, absolutely brilliant, but we did not have the legs that day obviously to use it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liverpool head back to Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Reds are top of the league after overcoming Sheffield United on Thursday night. They are two points ahead of Arsenal and three ahead of Manchester City with eight matches remaining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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