Despite giving Arsenal a poor goal in a 3-1 win, Jurgen Klopp was in no mood to hear his side being criticised by Roy Keane in his post-match interview.
A spikey and awkward exchange between the two took place as Klopp was questioned about the 3-1 win at Anfield that kept up his side's 100 percent record in their title defence.
Klopp described Liverpool’s performance as “exceptional” after taking issue with Roy Keane using the word “sloppy” in his analysis.
Reds boss Klopp overheard pundit Keane giving his assessment in the Sky Sports studio as he waited to be interviewed at the side of the Anfield pitch.
The German said: “Did I hear right that Mr Keane said we had a sloppy performance tonight, because I could hear you already? Did he say that?
“This was a sloppy performance tonight? Maybe he spoke about another game. It cannot be this game, sorry.
“That’s an incredible description of this game. This was absolutely exceptional. Nothing was sloppy, absolutely nothing. It was, from the first second, dominant against a team in form, 100 per cent in form.
“About this game tonight, there is nothing bad to say.”
After Keane said: “You need to watch the rest of it”, Klopp replied: “I will watch it, 100 per cent.”
Klopp continued: “We had some big moments and I’m not a dreamer, I don’t stand here and hope we finish off every situation.
“In the first half, we played a super game but we were 1-0 down. How can that happen?
“Imagine if we wouldn’t have won it, it would have been incredible. But we won it, completely deserved.
“Could we have scored more goals? Yes. Could they have scored (more)? Yes, because of the quality they have.”
Former Manchester United midfielder Keane swiftly moved to clarify his comments.
“I think you might have misheard me. I said there were sloppy moments but I think you have been outstanding,” said Keane.
“I’ve been giving the club nothing but praise. I’m not sure you heard me correctly there.”
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