Jurgen Klopp refuses to channel Roy Keane as journalist receives ill-timed 'important' phone call at Liverpool press conference
Jurgen Klopp's press conference was interrupted by a journalist's phone and had the opposite reaction to Roy Keane..
He Liverpool The manager spoke to the media on Friday afternoon ahead of his side's crucial Premier League clash against Arsenal this weekend.
His team travel to the Gunners after a convincing 4-1 victory over Chelsea that left them five points clear at the top of the table.
klopp It is a serious figure when talking about the challenge that Liverpool will face, in what could become a decisive match for the title.
However, a little more than halfway through his press conference, he was distracted by a journalist's phone ringing on his table.
“The dentist is calling… that could be important,” he said, holding the phone in his hand and giving a wry smile.
“Oh, sorry, that's mine!” the journalist said apologetically but, despite the interruption, Klopp certainly saw the funny side of this.
His reaction was far from that of the Manchester United legend. Keane in 2009 during his time as manager of Ipswich Town.
The former Ireland international was answering a question about cheating in football when a phone started ringing.
“Whose phone is that? That's the second time it's rung,” Keane said with a stern look on his face, clearly unimpressed.
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The journalist in question then admitted it was his, but the then Ipswich boss asked him: “Why don't you turn it off?
“You're sitting there, this is the second time it's been turned off. Why don't you put it on silent, why don't you turn it off?”
“I'll turn it off in a minute, I thought I'd let it play,” the journalist said, but Keane replied sarcastically: “Oh, sure, that's polite.”
Klopp will face Arsenal for the final time in his Liverpool career after announcing last Friday that he was leaving for the summer.
A win for the Reds would leave them eight points ahead of the Gunners and further strengthen their title aspirations.
