Jurgen Klopp forgets rules about swearing on American TV after Liverpool's win over Manchester City

The Reds' manager thought it was just British TV that didn't allow swearing

Monday 15 January 2018 12:52

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Jurgen Klopp drops f-bomb live on TV in post-match interview

Jurgen Klopp was so jubilant after Liverpool ended Manchester City’s unbeaten Premier League run that he forgot that swearing on television in America is not allowed.

The Reds raced into a 4-1 lead after half-time as goals from Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah added to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s first-half strike which was cancelled out by Leroy Sane.

However, there was drama at the end as goals from Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan dragged City within a goal of snatching a point with three minutes of injury time remaining.

Liverpool vs Manchester City player ratings

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Not his busiest afternoon. Looked uncomfortable in possession a couple of times but nothing egregious.

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More of a centre-back than a right-back and Liverpool missed Trent Alexander-Arnold’s ability to get forward on the right. Defensively solid, as you would expect.

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Perhaps fortunate not to concede a penalty on Aguero in the first half, and on Jesus in the second, but otherwise a good performance with some crucial challenges. Rewarded his manager’s bold call to bring the Croatian in.

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Probably a leading contender for man of the match until his late transgression. A fairly needless challenge on Sane with the German likely running the ball out of play. Otherwise magnificent (again).

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Kept Riyad Mahrez virtually silent throughout the game, but wasn’t his usual self in terms of attacking threat.

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Hard work as ever from the Dutchman. Unable to impact the game going forward.

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Lead from the front with a battling performance in midfield. Composed on the ball and tackled excellently.

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Substituted in the first half with a hamstring injury. Impressed early on, and Liverpool perhaps missed his experience and delivery when he went off.

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Still doesn't look himself. Wasted a couple of opportunities and the front-three’s lack of cohesion will be a concern for Jurgen Klopp.

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Pressed superbly and tracked back notably well. Not a vintage performance from any of Liverpool’s star offensive trio against a tough Manchester City defence.

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See Salah and Firmino. Mane was similarly ineffective getting forward but worked hard.

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Tidy performance after coming off the bench in the first half. Positionally very solid.

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No major errors, which is a positive given what happened last season. Liverpool’s press worried him early on but otherwise comfortable with the ball at this feet. No real saves to make.

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Restricted going forward aside from one moment where he bizarrely chopped back inside. Defensively solid.

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Overcame early nerves to perform well alongside Laporte. Salah only really got beyond the pair once and Stones used the ball nicely when stepping out of defence.

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Perhaps his best performance in a Manchester City shirt. Virtually faultless after the aforementioned early shakiness. Several superb challenges and interceptions.

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Guardiola will be very pleased to have Mendy fit again. Showed his defensive steel, not giving Salah and co. an inch. Looked one of Manchester City’s more dangerous players when he got forward. A couple of poor passes but otherwise a strong return to action.

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Somehow escaped the game without a yellow card despite several booking-worthy challenges, but broke up play well and sparked several attacks for his team. Shielded his defence well.

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Probably the best non-defender on the pitch. Playing in what was, for all intents and purposes, a two-man defensive midfield pairing, Silva was excellent, breaking up play and playing clever little passes. Showed his electric dribbling ability more than once, too. Impressive performance from a man who continues to show his versatility.

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An intriguing tactical switch from Guardiola to deploy David Silva in a different role just in behind Sergio Aguero. Silva was less influential than he typically is, but worried the Liverpool midfield and knocked them off rhythm.

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Quiet and struggled to make an impact in the final third. Sterling didn’t look entirely comfortable on the left wing. Substituted with 15 minutes to go.

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Awful, awful penalty miss, and in truth it characterised a lacklustre showing from Mahrez. He hasn’t really found his place in this Manchester City team and used the ball poorly in the final third throughout.

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Continued his lean run against Liverpool and was anonymous for most of the 65-or-so minutes he was on the pitch. Contributed little.

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Liverpool hung on for the win, much to Klopp’s obvious delight on the touchline and his jubilation was such that he briefly lost his composure and blurted out some expletives.

While speaking to US channel NBC, who pundits included Lee Dixon and Graeme Le Saux, Klopp said: “You can look at it as a manager and say ‘we could have done this or that better’ or you can look at it as a football fan and say ‘What the f*** was that then? Unbelievable...’”

NBC then apologised for the swearing before Klopp added: “I thought in America it's OK and in England it's not.”

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