A new spin on the term ‘media briefing’ was provided by Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool’s training ground yesterday lunchtime.
Klopp, ahead of a big game, is usually garrulous. Even during the era of Zoom — of which Liverpool’s manager was no fan — he could spend 30 minutes in front of the camera dealing with enquiries and providing long replies.
On the eve of the Merseyside derby, though, there was a significant change.
Having told Match of the Day on Saturday that he was no fan of this febrile fixture, Klopp was in no mood to explain why he had made such a comment.