Liverpool and Manchester City issued a joint statement following incidents at previous meetings and now Jim White has blamed these sentiments on Jurgen Klopp and his behavior on the sidelines.
Speaking on talkSPORT, the 65-year-old said: “That photo of Klopp right in the linesman’s face, fully motivated, yes, but he shouldn’t have done it and that’s why he got a ban and increases it. [the ill feeling between supporters]”.
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Our manager was upset with a referee’s decision and admitted his reaction was over the top, but blaming the Etihad Stadium supporters who chant disparagingly about Hillsborough is a joke.
There is never an excuse to sing about people who have died in a tragedy, to paint murals with references to the dead, or to commit acts of vandalism.
You can watch White’s comments on Klopp (starting at 3:34) via talkSPORT on YouTube:
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