In Sunday’s strange 2-2 draw, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp cleared Jarell Quansah of responsibility for the error that gave Manchester United the equalizer.
The clumsy pass from Quansah to Virgil van Dijk was witnessedAfter thinking about Quansah’s slip-up, Klopp decided against scolding his young center-back and instead told him to move on from social media for the time being.
It will not be the last mistake he makes in his life, sadly, as a Premier League football player for Liverpool, Klopp warned. It’s just the way life is. We handled it well, and I think he handled it even better. I really hope he’s astute enough to turn off social media because there was no such thing when our heroes of yesteryear messed up like this.
It’s not the time to read the Daily Mail or any publication that takes things personally at this time. As long as he handled it well, it’s all part of the game.
We want to play football, maintain possession of the ball, and play build-up,” Klopp remarked. Even though it’s not ideal, there have been worse misses in football, and Bruno seizes an opportunity, so it is what it is.
It just happens; there is zero criticism or blame whatsoever. The silver lining is that he will gain wisdom from the experience.
The draw kept Liverpool in second place in the league, behind champions Arsenal on 71 points but ahead of them on goal differential.