Liverpool boss Klopp lashes out at Neymar for diving after PSG defeat

Liverpool boss Klopp lashes out at Neymar for diving after PSG defeat

Oluwatomiwa Babalola
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:48 PM
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- Jurgen Klopp's men are on the verge of crashing out of this season's Champions League

- They lost 2-1 to PSG in their match day 5 encounter to rank third in Group C

- The Reds boss however blamed Brazil star Neymar for diving in the game

Liverpool suffered their third Champions League defeat this season following their 2-1 defeat to Paris Saint Germain at the Parc Des Princes on Wednesday, November 28.

A goal each from Juan Bernat and Kylian Mbappe ensured the Parisians emerged victorious at the end of the meeting.

The Reds grabbed a consolation through James Milner's 45th minute spot kick but that wasn't enough to salvaged a draw for the Premier League side.

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However, SunSport report that Jurgen Klopp was angry at Brazil star Neymar, claiming he dived during the game.

"You act like you die and the next moment you get up. It could be a yellow card. You could do that. Everybody's going down, it's not football anymore.

"But I don't want to say 'Paris didn't deserve it.' We were not calm enough ... Our decision making was not good enough.

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"We scored once and then it was clear they would struggle as they couldn’t have that intensity in the second half. We tried everything.

"A little hurdle was the 500,000 interruptions in the second half and the referee still thinks he did everything right.

"We are the fairest team in England but tonight we looked like butchers. They were always down and it looked like we used elbows. It was smart if you want, the ref let that happen.

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"You can lose in Paris, but it still feels a bit rubbish and we have to use Anfield one more time. We are calling Anfield right now.

Midfielder Jordan Henderson, suspended for Sunday’s derby with Everton, said: "I am disappointed because we feel we’re good enough to come here and win. It wasn’t our night but we kept going until the end.

Legit.ng recalls that Jurgen Klopp was angry with winger Xherdan Shaqiri for wasting chances in their Carabao Cup defeat to Chelsea.

The Blues came back from a goal down to beat the Reds at Anfield with Emerson and Eden Hazard scoring the two goals that handed then the win.

But it was Shaqiri who appeared to come under fire at the final whistle as Jurgen Klopp marched over towards the Swiss winger.

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