Klopp Plays Down Simeone Handshake Snub In 2-0 Win

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insists he has no problems with Atletico Madrid counterpart Diego Simeone after the pair again did not shake hands following Wednesday’s game.

Simeone’s decision to sprint down the tunnel and leave Klopp hanging during the first meeting between these two sides last month caused a lot of controversy, and all eyes were on whether the pair would shake hands second time around.

However, in between the two games, Simeone revealed (via The Athletic) that he does not agree with shaking hands after any match and he did not plan to indulge the UK ‘custom’ by greeting Klopp after the match, and that’s exactly what went down.

Simeone argued that his actions were not a sign of disrespect towards Klopp, and after the final whistle, the Liverpool boss confirmed he had not taken it as such.

“It’s absolutely no problem at all,” he told his post-match press conference. “I know Diego doesn’t like these kind of things and I am not the biggest handshaker on the planet and want to annoy people with my handshaking.

“He doesn’t like it and I didn’t go over, but that doesn’t change my respect for him and the work he is doing.”

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