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Liverpool news: Xherdan Shaqiri speaks out after clashing with Jurgen Klopp
LIVERPOOL star Xherdan Shaqiri has revealed why he was clashed with Jurgen Klopp after the defeat to Chelsea.
The Reds were knocked out of the Carabao Cup this week, losing 2-1 to Maurizio Sarri's side at Anfield.
Liverpool boss Klopp entered the pitch at full-time and spoke at length with Shaqiri.
But the former Stoke man insists he was only receiving instructions about a free-kick that was eventually taken by Jordan Henderson in the closing stages.
“He was not intense or shouting something," he told the Evening Standard.
It was just a tactical thing, like something off the free-kick we should do better
“It was just a tactical thing, like something off the free-kick we should do better.
“In the end, Jordan took the free-kick and it was maybe not the best solution we did there.”
The confrontation came after Klopp had substituted Shaqiri at half-time against Southampton on Saturday.
But the Swiss international also revealed the Liverpool boss explained his reasoning after the clash.
“He just gave the same reason he said to you: It was difficult for him to take me off but it was a tactical thing he wanted to change,” Shaqiri added.
“He came to me straight away and said why.
"I have a very good relationship with him so everything is okay.”
Klopp backed up Shaqiri's side of the story in his pre-match press conference this morning.
“Very good. Very, very good," he told reporters when asked about the winger.
"When he came in, that was what I wanted from him, to be completely free and just play football.
“I didn’t want to fill him with information about the way he defends, I wanted him only to play football.
"German newspapers said I had an argument with Shaqiri on the pitch.
"I didn't. It was only about that free-kick."