Jurgen Klopp admits he has no skills for playing mind games.
Following Liverpool’s 1-0 defeat to Southampton, Klopp claimed United had “more penalties in two years than I have had in five-and-a-half years.”
Ex-referee Mark Clattenburg believes the German coach is using Ferguson’s method to influence the referees for Sunday’s game at Anfield.
“Am I surprised that somebody is talking about what I said about the Southampton game? No, I’m not,” Klopp said.
“But I’m not Sir Alex, and for different reasons. When he (Clattenburg) said we tried something with mind games, I was speaking directly after the Southampton game.
“Between this moment and then we had another game (at Aston Villa) and I didn’t think for a second about the United game in that moment.
“But before the game against Southampton, I saw the stats about the penalties, and that’s what I mentioned.
“When people like Mark Clattenburg now are speaking like they speak, it always says much more about them than it could ever say about me.
“If he would be in my situation, he obviously would play mind games. Unfortunately, I have no skills for playing mind games, that’s my problem.”
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