The Reds boss suggested he lacks the know-how to influence officials, but the ex-ref has doubled down on his assessment of the German
Mark Clattenburg has hit back at Jurgen Klopp, saying the Liverpool manager is a master of mind games and a bad loser.
Clattenburg used his column in the Daily Mail to suggest Klopp had made a “blatant attempt to influence a referee ahead of a big game” by questioning why Manchester United had received more penalties than Liverpool.
The two sides meet at Anfield on Sunday in a blockbuster Premier League clash, and the pressure is ramping up ahead of the game.