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Crystal Palace centre-back Mamadou Sakho has defended his controversial handshake with fellow Liverpool castaway Christian Benteke.
Palace surprised the Anfield outfit on Sunday by by defeating Jurgen Klopp's side 2-1 thanks to a brace from former Reds big-money signing Benteke, the first of which was followed by an elaborate greeting between he and Sakho.
Benteke and the on-loan Sakho, who was ineligible to play against his parent club, staged an encore performance at the conclusion of the match, causing some to interpret the move as a message to Klopp.