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‘He’s not Pep Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp’: Wayne Rooney on Ruben Amorim ahead of Manchester United sack | Football News

‘He’s not Pep Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp’: Wayne Rooney on Ruben Amorim ahead of Manchester United sack | Football News

Manchester United shockingly let go of their manager Ruben Amorim on Monday in a decision few saw coming. Former United striker Wayne Rooney, however, was one of them. After United’s draw with Leeds, Amorim had taken part in a press conference and made comments stating that he came to Manchester United as a manager with full authority and not merely a coach taking orders. And Rooney had predicted he might not last for 18 more months. “I came here to be the manager of Manchester United, not to be the coach of Manchester United, and that is clear. “I know that my name is ​not (Thomas) Tuchel, it’s not (Antonio) Conte, it’s not (Jose) Mourinho, ‌but I’m the manager of Manchester United. It’s going to be like this for 18 months or when the board decides ​to change,” Amorim said to reporters on Sunday. “So that was my point. I want to finish with that. I’m not going to quit. I will do my job until another guy is coming here to replace me. I …

We were perhaps a little too much in our comfort zone towards the end: Mohamed Salah compares Jurgen Klopp’s tenure to Arne Slot’s time | Football News

We were perhaps a little too much in our comfort zone towards the end: Mohamed Salah compares Jurgen Klopp’s tenure to Arne Slot’s time | Football News

Liverpool star winger Mohamed Salah, who recently helped the club win their record-equalling 20th Premier League title, compared former manager Jurgen Klopp and current gaffer Arne Slot, saying that at the end of the German’s tenure, the players were a little too comfortable but Slot’s direct approach jolted them back to life. “Arne is very direct, he re-established the competitive level, whereas with Jürgen, we were perhaps a little too much in our comfort zone towards the end. Arne and his staff are more open to discussion, to sharing feelings, I think that was important in my performances. And, above all, it led us to success,” Salah said in an interview with France Football, as per ESPN. The Egyptian, who was Liverpool’s player of the season, scoring 28 times in the EPL, said that Slot’s approach had initially taken him by surprise. Story continues below this ad “I didn’t expect us to win so quickly. Who could have predicted that the transition would be successful so quickly? No one, I think. In preseason, Arne came …

What Jurgen Klopp told Arne Slot post Liverpool’s Premier League title triumph | Football News

What Jurgen Klopp told Arne Slot post Liverpool’s Premier League title triumph | Football News

With Liverpool becoming the Premier League champions last Sunday with a 5-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield, it also meant that the team won its second Premier League title and 20th top flight title to match Manchester United record of 20 titles. With former manager Jurgen Klopp being the last Liverpool manager to win the Premier League for the club, Dutchman Arne Slot became only the fifth manager to the Premier League title in their debut season with Liverpool’s win on Sunday. The 46-year-old has now revealed that Klopp was one of the first persons to message him post the win and Klopp remains the most famous person to message him post the win. “I assume that’s Jurgen (Klopp). What did he have to say? What most of them said. So that was congratulations and now you know how special of a club it is, now you are part of the history as well – these kinds of things. He was really happy for me, for the players, for the staff, for the fans, …

Premier League win: What Arne Slot said about Jurgen Klopp after Liverpool’s 20th title | Football News

Premier League win: What Arne Slot said about Jurgen Klopp after Liverpool’s 20th title | Football News

Liverpool manager Arne Slot said that he was expecting to check his phone and see a text from former manager Jurgen Klopp after the Merseyside club completed their 20th English title charge on Sunday after demolishing Tottenham 5-1. Liverpool’s second title in five years came with four games in the season still remaining. Many had predicted that they wouldn’t be able to win the title this season on the back of Klopp’s departure. Usually first-season manager’s find it difficult to implement their ideas and contend with a previous manager’s team, leading to a tough start. But Slot overcame all expectations and on the back of an injury-hit Manchester City and a poor Arsenal title charge, took the Premier League crown in his first attempt. “It feels great. I don’t think I want to say a lot. The only thing now is to send my appreciation to Jurgen Klopp,” Slot told LFCTV. “I am 99.9% sure that if I pick up my phone there will be a message from Jurgen,” he told BBC Match of the Day …

Referee David Coote, once seen insulting Jurgen Klopp, says anxiousness about sexuality resulted in ‘poor choices’

Referee David Coote, once seen insulting Jurgen Klopp, says anxiousness about sexuality resulted in ‘poor choices’

David Coote, the Premier League referee, who was dimissed after videos of him insulting Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and another that showed him snorting a white power emerged, said that anxiousness about his sexuality resulted in him making ‘really poor choices’. Speaking to The Sun newspaper, Coote said, “I hid my emotions as a young ref and I hid my sexuality as well – a good quality as a referee but a terrible quality as a human being. And that’s led me to a whole course of behaviours,” Coote said. Coote was afraid to come out because he had been at the receiving end of abuse as referee and didn’t want to face more insults. “I have received deeply unpleasant abuse during my career as a ref and to add my sexuality to that would have been really difficult,” he said. Story continues after this ad Coote, 42, was sacked by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited in December after the videos had surfaced.His first Premier League game was in 2018. The high point of …

‘I think it’s useless’: Jurgen Klopp on Club World Cup | Football News

‘I think it’s useless’: Jurgen Klopp on Club World Cup | Football News

With the football calendar becoming congested than ever, Red Bull head of global football Jurgen Klopp slammed the Club World Cup, scheduled for summer 2025, saying it was asking too much for players who are already playing a lot of matches. “I think it’s useless. It doesn’t help if you have no summer break. Who wins the tournament is the poorest winner of all time because he has to play the whole summer through and then the league starts again. We have now a lot of injuries in European football. We have to reduce the amount of games. That means in some leagues it would be better (if) you have 18 instead of 20. That means in other competitions, you don’t add games,” the former Liverpool manager said. “In Germany, you could watch handball. In Austria, you could watch skiing or whatever. You have other wonderful sports that you could watch in that time. You don’t have to fill each gap with football,” Klopp added. Last year, Manchester City’s Rodri and Kevin de Bruyne had …

Jurgen Klopp on Manchester City if proven guilty of financial breaches alleged by Premier League: ‘I’ll buy the beer’ | Football News

Jurgen Klopp on Manchester City if proven guilty of financial breaches alleged by Premier League: ‘I’ll buy the beer’ | Football News

Jurgen Klopp has finished second twice during his tenure as Liverpool in the Premier League after an intense fight against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. Though they did clinch the title once Man City did it five times. However, in February 2023 Premier League slapped 115 allegations for financial breaches against Manchester City. The hearing between both Premier League and Man City started in September 2024 and the verdict of the trial is expected early this year. Jurgen Klopp jokingly said, if Man City is found guilty “I’ll buy the beer” as Liverpool could get a few titles. “Whatever we have to celebrate, we would do it, in good weather, we would have our parade in my garden,” Klopp said in his first press conference as Red Bull’s head of global soccer. “We will see. I didn’t follow it at all. I’m really surprised that you’ve told me it’s that close. Two months? Wow. Let’s see,” he added. City’s alleged breaches stretch from the 2009-10 season to the 2017-18 campaign, the league said in February 2023. …

Jurgen Klopp Hopeful Mohamed Salah Will Agree New Liverpool Deal

Jurgen Klopp Hopeful Mohamed Salah Will Agree New Liverpool Deal

Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp expressed hope on Tuesday that Mohamed Salah will sign a new contract to stay at Anfield beyond the end of this season. “I hope he stays. He is a fantastic player, a fantastic human being, an outstanding athlete, the best ambassador your country could have. So I hope he will stay at Liverpool,” Klopp replied to a question about Salah from an Egyptian journalist during a press conference in Austria. Klopp was speaking at his unveiling as Red Bull’s head of global soccer, a role in which he will oversee the energy drinks conglomerate’s football empire. The German is starting out in the position having left Liverpool at the end of last season, after close to nine years as the club’s manager. Red Bull controls clubs in several countries around the world, including RB Leipzig in Klopp’s native Germany, while it recently acquired a minority stake in French second-tier side Paris FC. Liverpool, meanwhile, have enjoyed a seamless transition to life without Klopp, as they sit six points …

Champions League: Liverpool’s dream run continues as Arne Slot does what Jurgen Klopp couldn’t – beat Real Madrid | Football News

Champions League: Liverpool’s dream run continues as Arne Slot does what Jurgen Klopp couldn’t – beat Real Madrid | Football News

It has already been a dream start to life at Anfield for new Liverpool manager Arne Slot, and it only got better on Wednesday night. Facing Real Madrid – who have been a thorn in Liverpool’s flesh – Slot’s men produced a clinical all-round display to win 2-0. The defending champions have struggled in the new UCL format, losing three out of their five matches so far, but the fortunes couldn’t be more contrasting for the Reds, who are the only side with a 100% win record this season in Europe’s elite competition. With that result, Liverpool beat Real Madrid in the Champions League for the first time since 2009, when Rafael Benitez was in charge at Anfield. It ended an eight-game winless run against the Spanish giants, which included two heartbreaking losses in finals under Jurgen Klopp. The German manager – who oversaw a hugely successful tenure with Liverpool – could never quite crack the Real Madrid puzzle, despite coming close – like when they blew a 0-2 lead at Anfield recently. Liverpool are …

Referee David Coote, once seen insulting Jurgen Klopp, says anxiousness about sexuality resulted in ‘poor choices’

PGMOL suspends Premier League referee David Coote for allegedly abusing former Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp in viral video | Football News

English football referees’ body Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) on Monday suspended referee David Coote after a video surfaced on social media showing the official allegedly abusing Liverpool and their former coach Jurgen Klopp. The unverified video shows a person alleged to be Coote saying, “Aside from having a right pop at me when I reffed them against Burnley in lockdown, then he accused me of lying and then just had a right f*****g pop at me. I’ve got no interest at speaking to someone who’s f*****g arrogant. So I do my best not to speak to him … My God, German c**t, f**k me.” In a separate video, the person alleged to be Coote said, “Just to be clear, that last video can’t go anywhere, seriously.” To which the person recording the video said, “He’s a Premier League referee, let’s not ruin a bloke’s career. We’re not that bad.” It is unclear when the video was filmed or of its authenticity. David coote ladies and gentlemen pic.twitter.com/WDHc36a7Mn — Josh (@Josh97LFC) November 11, 2024 …