Alan Shearer slams Jurgen Klopp for Merseyside derby rant
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Alan Shearer has slammed Jurgen Klopp for blaming the referee and not his side's "stupid defending" for blowing the lead in the Merseyside derby.
The Reds boss was furious after official Craig Pawson awarded a penalty to Everton after Dejan Lovren's push on Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
The German boss ranted in the post-match interview with Sky Sports and double-downed in his press-conference, but Shearer is adamant Klopp can only look in one place to attribute blame.
"It's rubbish," the England great said on Match of the Day 2. "Everyone knew before that game how Everton would play.
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"They had a game plan to sit deep and defend. It's up to Liverpool to try and get past that and they couldn’t.
"We've heard Klopp come on and say it was a terrible decision and there's only one team were going to win it, well have a look at your own team selection.
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"You've left a guy out who scored a hat-trick in midweek [Philippe Coutinho] and as a centre forward I know that the time to be left out is when you're not scoring goals you can't wait to get out on to the pitch when you're a forward and you're scoring goals."
The Reds will have to rebound quickly with West Brom up next on Wednesday at Anfield, with the Baggies likely to pose a similar test to that of the Toffees.