‘They didn’t deserve all the blame. They played a good game’Manager’s young squad face Southampton in FA Cup at Anfield
Jürgen Klopp has said it is unfair to label Chelsea “bottlers” for their Carabao Cup final display and that he felt sorry for Mauricio Pochettino’s team after their defeat by an inexperienced Liverpool.
Chelsea were described as “blue billion‑pound bottle jobs” at Wembley by Gary Neville for a woeful extra‑time performance against an injury‑ravaged Liverpool side featuring four young substitutes. Klopp continues to savour “an immense” victory for his club but believes the accusations aimed at Chelsea were harsh and inaccurate, albeit part of the fallout from a cup final defeat.