After Liverpool defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1, Jurgen Klopp shared what he said to Italian manager Roberto De Zerbi.
Easter Sunday at Anfield saw the Reds trail 1-0 to a goal from Danny Welbeck in the first two minutes, but goals from Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz gave them the victory.
Liverpool had regained top position in the Premier League standings with the win, which was Klopp’s first over De Zerbi at the fifth attempt after the Brighton manager’s hiring in October 2022.
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Klopp mentioned how much he respects De Zerbi for the work he has done.
“I told De Zerbi to keep turning the football world upside down,” Klopp revealed to BBC Radio 5 Live when asked what he had said to the Italian.
“I will watch it from some distance. I respect so much what he’s doing.
“It is incredible what he has done, Brighton have lost Alexis Mac Allister and Moises Caicedo, they have lots of injuries, but he puts a team like that together. An incredible job.”
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp in conversation with Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi.
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Author : Ahad Shaukat
Publish date : 2024-04-02 05:12:09
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