Gary Lineker sends Manchester United message over Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp penalty jibe

Gary Lineker has instructed Manchester United to take Jurgen Klopp’s penalty jibe as a praise.

After Liverpool’s 1-0 loss to Southampton on Monday night, Klopp made a pointed remark concerning the quantity of penalties United have been awarded in latest seasons.

Klopp’s aspect had two penalty appeals turned down in opposition to Saints after Sadio Mane went down underneath a problem from Kyle Walker-Peters and Gini Wijnaldum’s shot struck Jack Stephens’ hand.

It prompted the Liverpool boss to comment: “I hear now that Manchester United had extra penalties in two years than I had in five-and-a-half years. I’ve no thought if that is my fault, or how that may occur.

“But it surely’s no excuse for the efficiency. We can’t change it, we have now to respect the selections. However we are able to change our efficiency. That is our focus now.”

Lineker tweeted: “Bullets fired. If I used to be a fan of Man United I might take that as a large praise.”

Manchester United stretched their unbeaten run within the Premier League to 10 video games as they recorded a deserved 2-1 victory over Aston Villa on New Yr’s Day.

Objectives from Anthony Martial and Bruno Fernandes acquired the job performed as United saved the strain up on defending champions and league leaders Liverpool.

United’s subsequent recreation is in opposition to Metropolis within the Carabao Cup semi-final in midweek.

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Klopp’s phrases will little doubt stoke the fires between the 2 golf equipment forward of the large assembly at Anfield on January 17, which is Liverpool’s subsequent Premier League fixture.

With the loss to Southampton which means Liverpool keep stage on factors with United having performed a recreation extra, Lineker additionally spoke out on the battle for the highest two.

He wrote: “We’d simply have ourselves a title race.”