Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said he is not like Sir Alex Ferguson and has "no skills for mind games" as he faced questions about Sunday's match against league leaders Manchester United.
Klopp queried United's penalty count recently, which was met by criticism from ex-referee Mark Clattenburg.
"Am I surprised someone's talking about what I have said? No," said Klopp.
He added: "Am I surprised that Mark Clattenburg speaks about it? No. But it's nice for him we can talk about him as well.
"But I am not Sir Alex for different reasons.