Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists it is “mad” to suggest accepting a Champions League exit to help their domestic title push would be a preferred option. “I really don’t think that any other coach or manager in the world has to answer this question when he plays in the Champions League. But I don’t think they will think before the game: ‘I hope we go out’. It is not that the players prefer the Champions League to winning the league. Klopp has lost two finals in his time in charge of the Reds — including last season’s Champions League final.

Source: Irish Examiner March 13, 2019 03:45 UTC