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'I cannot write a book, throw it on the pitch and tell them to read it': Jurgen Klopp blasts Liverpool players for sluggish start against Fulham with bizarre analogy for stars who needed to 'wake up'

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has hit out at his side's sluggish start in their 1-1 draw with Fulham, claiming that his players needed to 'wake up' after a 'really bad first half an hour'.

The Cottagers took a deserved lead through Bobby Decordova-Reid, who fired in the opener after just 25 minutes while the reigning Premier League champions looked uncharacteristically lethargic and sloppy in possession.

A Mohamed Salah penalty late on in the second half did eventually earn the Reds a point on Sunday but Klopp was left thoroughly unimpressed with his team, as he used a bizarre analogy to describe their lack of motivation.