Klopp Hits Back at Guardiola’s Mané Criticism

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The boss isn’t here for your Mané hot takes. We all agree that Sadio Mané is, literally, a perfect human being, right? That’s not something I have to explain or argue on this esteemed website. We’ve all just...accepted this as fact, right?
If you needed any more reason to want to beat Manchester City on Sunday, then look no further than Pep Guardiola, who had some snitty things to say about Mané after the Senegalese winger got served a yellow card for simulation last Saturday.
“Sometimes he’s diving, sometimes he has this talent to score incredible goals in the last minute. He’s a talent,” Guardiola said, in a dictionary definition of a backhanded compliment.
Not one to let his players be impugned, Klopp hit back at Guardiola in his ...