Jurgen Klopp has a boastful side, according to Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders – who says the German “walks around like Conor McGregor” if he gets one over his staff.
The highly rated Lijnders says Klopp’s competitive streak comes out when Liverpool’s coaches play padel tennis, which is played on an enclosed court a third the size of a tennis court.
The Dutchman says the staff started playing while they were away on a summer break.
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“We started playing about four years ago during our training camp in Tenerife,” Lijnders told the Mirror.