"He's not..." - Man Utd legend makes Ferguson claim after latest outburst from Liverpool boss Klopp

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand compared Jurgen Klopp to Sir Alex Ferguson following his emotional outburst in a post-match press conference recently.

Liverpool suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat to Wolves on the weekend as their season continues to spiral out of control.

The Reds found themselves 2-0 down inside 12 minutes courtesy of a Joel Matip own-goal and strike from Craig Dawson.

Ruben Neves secured the victory in the second half, yielding Liverpool to their seventh Premier League defeat of the campaign.

The result leaves them 10th in the league table and 11 points adrift of the Champions League places.

After the game, Klopp snapped at a reporter, saying he would not answer his questions due to things he had written about Liverpool in the past.

Replying to the Athletic's James Pearce, Klopp said: "It's really difficult to talk to you, If I'm being 100 per cent honest. I'd prefer not to do that.

"You know why... for all the things you wrote. If somebody else wants to ask that question, then I'll answer it."

Ferdinand makes Klopp and Ferguson comparison

Rio Ferdinand, who won six league titles during his time at Manchester United, believed the Liverpool boss was rude. However, he admitted to liking the 'passion' and 'emotion' displayed by the German, comparing him to Sir Alex Ferguson.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ferdinand said: “The pressure’s hitting him. He’s not answering questions from particular members of the media, declining questions. He was rude.

"Sir Alex Ferguson, he banned people from press conferences. He banned people, he didn’t let them in.

"We’ve seen this before. It could be dealt with in a better way. But I still like it, showing passion, a bit of emotion in a certain situation.

"Whether it’s right or wrong, there’s still something in me that likes the soap opera element about it.”

Ex Liverpool midfielder Didi Hamann was less forgiving and has since urged Klopp to apologise, accusing him of 'bullying'.

Hamann told talkSPORT: “It was a perfectly good question to ask him and I think the least James deserves is an apology.

Liverpool is a club that is based on respect and I think someone has to tell [Klopp] ‘This is Liverpool Football Club and you can’t do this.

“We have campaigns against bullying and you can’t have the Liverpool manager behave the way he did."

Topics: Jurgen Klopp, Rio Ferdinand, Sir Alex Ferguson, Liverpool, Manchester United, Premier League, Football

Joe Adams

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