Jurgen Klopp says he is reluctant to comment on the fallout from Manchester City’s financial rules case, citing his respect for Pep Guardiola and the City teams he faced in tightly contested Premier League title races.
Klopp, 59, led Liverpool to several close finishes against City, including seasons where Liverpool ended a point behind. He previously made light of the possibility of Liverpool being retrospectively awarded titles, but he now says he does not feel that way anymore and has not spent much time thinking about it. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, he said he has “seen it of course,” but has not gone into the matter in detail.
Across the outlets, the focus is on Klopp’s stated restraint. While the reports reference City being found guilty of serious financial breaches by an independent commission, they portray Klopp’s comments mainly as a personal decision to avoid weighing in rather than an assessment of the case itself.
