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'I'm no Sir Alex': Jurgen Klopp insists he lacks the 'skills' for playing mind-games' as Liverpool boss fires back at Mark Clattenburg's claims he was attempting to get in Manchester United's heads ahead of derby

Jurgen Klopp has dismissed Mark Clattenburg’s argument that he has been playing minds by insisting he doesn’t have the skills to pull them off.

Clattenburg wrote in Sportsmail that Liverpool’s manager had tried to take a leaf out of Sir Alex Ferguson’s book and introduce the fact United have had so many penalties in the last year into the pre-game conversation.

The former top referee argued it was because Liverpool are under pressure.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has replied to Mark Clattenburg's claims he's playing mind games
The Reds manager fired a jibe at Manchester United over the number of penalties they're given
Clattenburg believes Klopp showed he's feeling the pressure ahead of facing Man United

Clattenburg believes Klopp showed he's feeling the pressure ahead of facing Man United

Klopp, however, was nonplussed and said: ‘Am I surprised that somebody is talking about what I said after the Southampton game?