Klopp Lashes Out At Dyche For Calling Sturridge A

By Nigel Phillips

Jurgen Klopp has refuted claims by Burnley manager, Sean Dyche, that Daniel Sturridge cheated at Turf Moor when the two sides clashed in the Premier League on Wednesday.

The Liverpool manager said, at a news conference on Friday, Dyche’s comments were just to divert attention from the real reasons for his side's defeat.

Dyche bemoaned the Liverpool striker's theatrics when defending his players from Klopp’s criticism after Wednesday’s game.

Klopp was also unhappy with a number of Burnley challenges during his team’s 3-1 win, despite accepting that many did not pass for infringements.

Dyche was left baffled by Klopp’s post-match comments, prompting a response from the Burnley manager in a subsequent press conference.

“I notice he did not make any reference to Daniel Sturridge cheating,” Dyche said.

Klopp also reacted on Friday, saying: “Daniel Sturridge is no cheat. I think what Sean tried to do there is to bring up another subject so somebody could speak about that."

"I’m not sure if he spoke about the challenge of Bardsley on Alberto Moreno. We all have our own interests and aims."

“After that game, they are talking about one situation where a player goes down without contact. I don’t know if the referee even judged it. It was a normal situation which can happen – sometimes a striker expects a tackle and tries to avoid it by jumping. I can’t avoid it if people want to discuss Daniel, but on the other side, I said what I had to say about that after the game, and different opinions are allowed obviously.”