Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp played down the rivalry between Chelsea manager Frank Lampard and himself before the teams’ meeting at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The pair exchanged words on the touchline during a 5-3 win for Liverpool at Anfield last season and ahead of the new season both Klopp and Lampard spoke about the transfer spending of their opposite number.
However, Klopp insisted there is no problem between the pair and Lampard echoed those words in his own press conference. ‘I just reiterate what Jürgen said from his part. I have got a huge amount of respect for him as a manager. I always have done,’ Lampard said.
