August 19, (THEWILL) – After former Aston Villa forward, Gabriel Agbonlahor, made disparaging remarks about Manchester United’s performance against Brentford, Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, has claimed he was on the verge of calling talkSPORT radio to remind Agbonlahor of his own playing days.
Agbonlahor had said: “They’re not United, they’re divided, none of them are working for each other. Look at them, they’re like strangers on the pitch. If I was [United] now after this game I’d be thinking, ‘You know what, Ten Hag, just pack up’. He’s had pre-season and they have started the season as a shambles, they’re like strangers on the pitch. They’re just not good enough.”
Due to United’s disappointing start to the season and Liverpool’s previous victories over them by scores of 4-0 and 5-0, Klopp’s team enters the match on Monday night as heavy favourites. But Klopp took issue with those comments. He said: “You forget in these moments how good Brentford are, to be honest.
“[Agbonlahor] lost against us…6-0…in my first year. I couldn’t remember him as a mentality monster on the pitch. But what he said about United on that show, I was close to calling in to tell, ‘You forgot completely that you have been a player’. Unbelievable.
“Now you just have to ask yourself, how would you want to react in a situation like this? We would, of course, fight back. That is completely normal and that is what we expect [from United].”
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