Jurgen Klopp has aimed a dig at Manchester City as the war of words between Liverpool and the Premier League champions continues.
Liverpool and City will meet at Anfield on Sunday in a match that could end up deciding the Premier League title race, and tensions have been building all week.
Trent Alexander-Arnold kicked things off earlier this week when he claimed that trophies mean more to Liverpool fans than Man City.
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City stars Erling Haaland and Ruben Dias hit back, as did Pep Guardiola.
When asked about Alexander-Arnold's comments, the City boss said: "I wish him a speedy recovery and he comes back as quickly as possible."
Now Jurgen Klopp has taken a cheeky dig at his side's rivals.
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When asked about the role the Anfield crowd could play on Sunday, Klopp told reporters: "Am I allowed to say the atmosphere is second to none or is anybody going to be offended by that?
"These are the games you want to play and the games you want to get a ticket to. Anfield for us is a massive factor, it would be embarrassing to say 'please help us' because people will.
"We are really competitive and both are blessed with having good players and that is it pretty much - it's not a rivalry."
When pressed specifically on Alexander-Arnold's comments, Klopp said: "[There was] Nothing wrong with what Trent said.
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"He was born in Liverpool and he has played for all the youth teams - one of our slogans is 'this means more' and it means more to us - what happens here means more to us.
"When we are feeling like that why shouldn’t we be allowed to say it, I am not interested it is just how he feels and I have no problem with that and I am pretty sure he showed respect as well."
Topics: Liverpool, Manchester City, Premier League, Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Anfield
Alex Brotherton