Liverpool news: Klopp criticised Simon Mignolet for making his feelings on a failed transfer public (Image: GETTY/BBC)
That is the verdict of former Celtic midfielder and Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert.
Liverpool’s No 2 goalkeeper Mignolet claimed it was “bizarre” Loris Karius was allowed to join Besiktas on a two-year loan but he had to stay.
Karius was the Reds’ first-choice goalkeeper for the second half of last season but a nightmare Champions League final, where he made two glaring errors, seems to have put an end to his Anfield career.
Liverpool signed Brazil No 1 Alisson from Roma this summer, meaning Mignolet has to take his place on the bench.
I don’t ever think airing anything in public is the right way to go about it
Paul Lambert on Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Jurgen Klopp understood Mignolet would be frustrated but could not understand why he made his feelings public.
"In general, discussing your individual problems in public doesn't make too much sense," Klopp said.
"It's always better to speak to each other, I'm a big believer in that.
"But it was still okay. If he was happy to be a No 2 then I wouldn't really know him. He's a top professional, a top goalkeeper, and of course he is not happy to be No 2.
Liverpool news: Lambert says Jurgen Klopp was right to criticise Simon Mignolet (Image: BBC)
Liverpool news: Simon Mignolet could not understand why he was not allowed to leave on loan (Image: GETTY)
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"But there are worse things in the world that being No 2 - and you are pretty well paid at Liverpool.
"In the first moment when understanding decisions or not, it's always better to talk to me about that directly than newspapers."
Lambert believes Klopp was right and says Mignolet should have spoken to the German face to face instead.
“I think Jurgen’s quite right what he’s saying that you don’t need to air your problem,” he said on BBC Radio 5 Live.