Jurgen Klopp saved some choice words for Thibaut Courtois who he blames for Liverpool's defeat in the Champions League final to Real Madrid in 2022 — albeit some of it was said in jest.
"We play that game and we shoot every three minutes on their goal but their ‘keeper has 12 hands and then they score that goal and we talk afterwards about the one mistake where we could have defended better," Klopp told a press conference.
"Could they have defended all the situations where we had the finishes better? Oh, definitely. But nobody speaks about it.
"The other guys were in the wrong position 23 times and we didn’t punish them. That has nothing to do with their defending, that was that fucker Courtois.
"We didn’t do anything wrong. We just have to accept the rule of the game: the team that scores wins if you don’t score yourself.
"It’s how I understand life – I want it but others want it as well. From time to time you get it and from time to time they get it. I’m at peace with it."
Liverpool had nine shots on target against Real Madrid's four attempts — and yet the only goal was scored by Vinicius Jr.
