The Danish commentator on the receiving end of a controversial outburst from Jurgen Klopp has insisted he has no problem with the Liverpool manager’s response
After seeing his side fall to a last-minute extra-time 4-3 defeat to bitter-rivals Manchester United, the German stormed out of his post-match interview with Viaplay
Klopp took offence at repeatedly being asked about the condition of his players, given their hefty injury-list and intense schedule.
Klopp would say to the interviewer, Niels Christian Frederiksen: "Come on, you´re obviously not in a great shape and I have no nerves for you. What is wrong with you?"
Inevitably, the exchange went viral, with Frederiksen claiming it continued after the cameras stopped rolling.
The Danish commentator has defended Klopp’s reaction, insisting he had no problem with Liverpool boss’s negative reaction to his questioning and clarified that the German had not actually attacked his personal appearance.
Frederiksen
"I interpret it mostly as an expression of his terrible frustration that they lost to Manchester United in the manner it happened, where they were ahead twice and should have sealed the deal,”
“His dream scenario was to play an FA Cup final at Wembley in his last match in England, and that's been taken from him now. So I can understand he's super frustrated.
"Then he got a question he didn't think was appropriate. It's been a theme for them that they've had many injuries and many matches, which he has complained about.
"Then he got a question about why they didn't have intensity in the game, and then he snapped.
“That's fair enough. I have absolutely no problem with that. There will be absolutely no problems in the future. I can't imagine that at all.
“When I interview him again, we'll still be good friends - professionally speaking. I don't think he holds a grudge, and I certainly don't."
Asked if Klopp had insinuated that he was overweight, Frederiksen quickly dismissed the suggestion.
"No, no, no, that was not at all what he meant,” he insisted. “First of all, I'm not overweight, and if I were, he would never ever say that. That's not how Klopp is.
"It wasn't meant like that at all. He's not at all mean. He meant that I was unable and unfit to ask questions. There was nothing else."
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