Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said the referee made his players look like "butchers" during Wednesday's 2-1 UEFA Champions League loss to Paris Saint-Germain, but Thomas Tuchel disagreed with his assessment and said his colleague was trying to deflect attention with his comments.
Les Parisiens emerged victorious, but one of the main stories from the contest was the performance of referee Szymon Marciniak. He booked six Liverpool players, didn't send off Marco Verratti after a heavy challenge and initially opted against awarding a penalty for an incident between Sadio Mane and Angel Di Maria.
Per BT Sport (h/t Glenn Price of ESPN FC), Klopp was far from pleased:
"The problem I have a little bit is that I, again, have to create the stories with my name -- 'Klopp said,' 'Klopp said.