Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has hit out at the critics of Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan, telling reporters the flak they have taken after posing for a photo with Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hypocritical.
Speaking to Sport 1 (h/t Goal's Iain Strachan), the tactician took aim at those who dismissed Ozil's concerns following the incident. In the playmaker's retirement from the Germany national team, he cited discrimination against him due to his Turkish heritage. Klopp did not doubt Ozil and Gundogan's love for their country, however:
"This is a classic example of absolute misinformation and, of course, complete nonsense.