The former England and Liverpool striker Michael Owen wasn’t one bit impressed with how Sadio Mane reacted to Jürgen Klopp in denying the German the handshake. Klopp didn’t look one bit impressed with the incident.
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“I thought Jurgen Klopp played it well in the interview, played it down, didn’t want to take the shine off what was a great performance and a great win,” Owen told Premier League Productions.
“But, and there is a big but, you can’t do that to your manager, not in front of the glaring public.
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“Yes, go knock on his door tomorrow, yes, if you’re not happy then say something, but you don’t do that. That’s a lack of respect. It sends a bad image to the fans, to his teammates.
“Don’t forget, he didn’t play, three players did, those three players – Salah, Jota and Firmino – scored all four goals between them, so Klopp is hardly wrong in what he did.
“You just can’t do that. That’s a lack of respect, especially with Jurgen Klopp, who shows respect to everybody. I thought it was poor play.
“I totally understand it, I’ve been left out of a cup final before, but you can’t do that. If you feel that strongly, go back to the training ground, text the manager or knock on his door, anything, so many different ways of reacting bar that one in front of the cameras.
“There are so many ways you can deal with it, that’s the last way you deal with it.”