Klopp has clarified his comments about Burnley after making headlines at a test event for Liverpool’s Anfield Road stand earlier this month.
Klopp entertained the crowd with a light-hearted dig at Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia, and Chelsea after the midfield pair opted for a summer switch to Stamford Bridge over Anfield.
But it wasn’t the only 'controversial' answer from Klopp that gained widespread attention after the event.
He would also aim a light-hearted dig at Burnley when quizzed about Liverpool’s festive schedule, saying: “It’s England, nobody gives a s**t about my Christmas.
Klopp
"Honestly, the schedule is again crazy. Our Christmas the family will be over on the 24th, it will be great."
"The 25th we will have training. I think we will train early in the morning and then the boys can go home and have Christmas lunch with their families."
“Then what do you know? On the 26th we drive to Burnley. Great place to celebrate Christmas!”
Liverpool are next in action at home to Arsenal on December 23rd, before travelling to Burnley on Boxing Day
Klopp was asked about his previous comments as he clarified that he had been joking.
Klopp clarified
“No, it was 100% true,” he teased. “My god. I’ll invite you a little bit in my life. The situation, at night, I come into our stadium.
“Kids are playing at Anfield. When I arrive, they score a goal and 7,000 people go bonkers. I’ve thought, ‘Oh my god, how nice is that?’ So that was my mood when I arrived.
“Then Pete (McDowall) asks me questions. A minute after I finished, I think I said it into the mic. ‘Tomorrow it will be all the headlines!’ But I didn’t think for a second it was serious.
“I said a lot of stuff, I’m a real idiot and I help you a lot with these things! The question around that was about our Christmas. I said, “Who cares here about my Christmas?” Nobody does really. Yours as well, by the way!
“In that moment, I didn’t know we played Burnley. Obviously I know when we play Burnley but in that specific moment I was not there and didn’t have the schedule. ‘I don’t know, where do we play?’ He said: ‘Burnley.’ ‘Oh, great place to be.’
“The family of one of my best friends is from Burnley. Just to make sure, I have no issue with that city! If anybody thought I have, then he might have an issue with Burnley. I don’t know, I have nothing (against them).
“I go there for playing football, like I go in all other cities. I never saw a bit of Burnley besides the stadium. Did I always enjoy being in that stadium? No, because they gave us some hard fights but that’s it. Again, welcome to my planet.”
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