Jamie Carragher has issued a brutal response to Arsenal supporters after Jurgen Klopp appeared to compliment Mikel Arteta's side.
Following the Merseysiders' 5-1 demolition of West Ham in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening, the Liverpool boss insisted the atmosphere inside Anfield will have to be on top form ahead of Saturday's meeting between the two sides.
The former Borussia Dortmund manager suggested fans should "give their ticket to somebody else" if they are not going to back the Reds, in what is shaping up to be an early six-pointer between the Premier League's current top two teams.
Arsenal fans took his comments as a compliment of Mikel Arteta's side and how they have performed this season but Carragher, who aired his views on X earlier today, believes one previous example of how Arteta tried to prepare his team for a trip to Merseyside is the biggest praise of all.
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''It’s not as big a compliment as Arteta playing YNWA in a training session," wrote Carragher, when replying to fan account @Gunnerblog regarding Klopp's words being interpreted as a 'compliment' towards the Gunners.
Anfield's atmosphere has been questioned over the last 12 months, with the club having once again opted to open up a new stand to enable more fans to see their team in action.
The Anfield Road Stand can now house an extra 7,000 supporters above the popular away section and was used for the first time against Manchester United in a 0-0 draw where the atmosphere was questioned by Gary Neville before Klopp made his own feelings clear after their win over the Hammers.
"I have to say - it's long ago that I said this - but I thought the first half a little bit, when the boys played really exceptional, I was not overly happy, I have to say, with the atmosphere behind me," began the 56-year-old on Wednesday.
"I don't know. I don't ask people, what do we want? We changed a lot of things. We dominated West Ham like crazy. We missed chances. And I mean, if I would be in the stand I would be on my toes, 1,000 per cent.
"I don't know if the Man United game was that bad that we have to say, 'oh sorry that we didn't smash them'. "We need Anfield on Saturday. Without Anfield, I would say - after they (Arsenal) didn't play this week, they prepare for this game and anyone who knows a little bit about them, they will be prepared.''
Topics: Jurgen Klopp, Jamie Carragher, Liverpool, Arsenal
Matthew Holt