Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has insisted there is no issue with his Senegalese star Sadio Mane after he appeared to snub a handshake at Old Trafford on Thursday
But, the German tactician has played down his row with Mane, insisting he is “completely relaxed” about the issue.
Mane did not start the game, with Roberto Firmino, Diogo Jota and Mo Salah preferred by Klopp with all-three scoring in what proved a vital victory in the race for Champions League qualification.
Speaking in the aftermath of Mane’s spat, Klopp told reporters: “I cannot make a bigger story of it as it is. Football is an emotional game and everyone expects from us to control our emotions always. It doesn’t work out always, that’s the case.
“It happened to me as a player, it happened to other players when I was their coach. We had so far no real chance to talk about it but we will and there will be nothing left. Everything will be fine.
“Do you want these things to happen? No. But it’s not the first time in my life and I’m afraid to say it won’t be the last time.”
He added: “The thing is, if somebody shows me respect five million times, and one time not, what is more important?
“The world is in this situation where you [the media] make this one time bigger than necessary. That is unfortunately the case, and I hope for you that your boss will not forget, if one time you don’t show him respect, all the other stuff. Even now, I can see the headlines you will make.
“I am completely relaxed about it. If you’d have seen me as a player, what I did out of emotion, it was insane! I’m a completely normal guy, but it happened to me.
“Nothing else. We will talk about and it will be sorted. That’s all.”
Meanwhile, football enthusiasts have blasted Sadio Mane for his actions, insisting that the former Southampton forward needs to publicly apologise to Klopp.
