Monday, April 19, 2021 at 11:49 PM• Jeroen van Poppel • Last update: 23:54

Jürgen Klopp is not satisfied with the statement that the players of Leeds United made on Monday evening before the match against Liverpool (1-1). Leeds made a statement against the Super League by taking to the field wearing warm-up shirts with the message that Champions League football must be earned (Earn it). “These are shirts that we will never wear,” said Klopp, who is not a supporter of the Super League.

Liverpool is fighting for a ticket to the Champions League this season. Klopp’s side seemed on their way to the coveted fourth place in the Premier League against Leeds, but remains sixth due to the late equalizer by Diego Llorente. “It’s a joke that someone thinks they should remind us that we have to earn it to play in the Champions League. That’s a real joke and it pisses me off! They put that shirt in our dressing room. I don’t know. if that was a Leeds idea, but no one needs to remind us. Maybe they should remind themselves. ”

Klopp already distanced himself from the idea of ​​a Super League in 2019 and repeated that before the game against Leeds. “All I can say is that I don’t have much information either,” said the German. “But I hope that all supporters realize that our players are completely outside it. Since I started as a coach, the Champions League has been there. My ambition has always been to play at that level. My opinion has not changed. And now a new league without promotion or relegation? I want West Ham United, for example, to also qualify for the Champions League. No, I hope they don’t, because that might be at our expense. But they should get the chance Everyone should get that chance. “

Marcelo Bielsa, the manager of Leeds United, was also asked for his opinion about the Super League before the game. “It doesn’t surprise me,” said the Argentinian. The most powerful teams have drawn their strength from the competition against the rest of the teams. Now it seems they no longer need us to make more money and the method they use is to ban the teams that no longer serve their purposes. ”