Jurgen Klopp revealed the one Premier League player he doesn’t like.
Jurgen Klopp revealed the one Premier League player he doesn’t like.
On Sunday, Klopp’s time at Anfield will come to an end with a home fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The German’s nine-year tenure on Merseyside has been marked by great success – seven major trophies including a first league title in 30 years and a sixth Champions League crown.
However, there has also been a litany of near misses.
Perhaps few are as prominent in the minds of Liverpool fans as the 2019 Premier League race for the title, when Vincent Kompany thumped a long-range strike into the top corner against Leicester to essentially hand Manchester City the league over the Reds.
That year, City beat Liverpool to the title by a single point and Klopp has now claimed he still holds a grudge over James Maddison for giving Kompany time to shoot.
Klopp told Redmen TV: “The moment when Vincent Kompany touched the ball there, I am really happy I didn’t get a stroke in that moment as that’s how it must feel.
“I remember exactly how I was lying on the sofa watching and thinking ‘Maddison block him, close him down’.
“Since then I don’t like Maddison. I was angry with Brendan [Rodgers] that day because he should have taken him off, he was tired.
“Leicester played really good first half, after that they should have scored.
“It’s just a personal thing, I have no problem with him, but when I see him it’s… and now I saw him again last weekend.”
Klopp last came face to face with Maddison in Liverpool’s 4-2 victory over Tottenham in May.
The 56-year-old will leave Liverpool at the end of the campaign, with the club widely expected to announce Feyenoord manager Arne Slot as his replacement imminently.
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