NOT SO WILD AT JURGEN

CHRIS WILDER insists his row with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is over.

The pair had an explosive verbal clash in November branding each other “selfish” in an argument over how many substitutes should be allowed in Premier League games.

Sheffield United manager Wilder claimed that moving to five subs per game only benefited the big guns, and they exchanged barbs during TV interviews at the time.

Wilder gave the German a bottle of champagne in recognition of Liverpool’s title win last season when their sides met at Anfield in October (shaking hands with Klopp, right), and insists he holds no grudges.

He said: “The relationship is absolutely fine. I have nothing but admiration for Jurgen. He is a top-class manager, that is what happens. People talk the talk and things get said.

“If I was precious about what people said right the way through, I wouldn’t be in this job. If I had taken to heart what people had said on my way through as a manager I wouldn’t be sat here. The same for the manager of Liverpool. He is an incredibly talented manager. He is a winner.

“Heat of the moment or whatever, if it was personal I didn’t take it personal. I have moved on.”

Wilder insists his doomed Blades side will not feel sorry for themselves during the 13-game run-in, despite a survival battle that looks almost impossible.

He said: “We are not soft and it is a tough life for everyone and things go against you in personal life, and at work.

“It has not been a great year for everyone. No one is thinking this is a great year for the world. For us, it isn’t from a football stance. We are tough people and tough times don’t last forever. You come through it.

“Players have to dig deep, like I have to, through this period. We will learn and come out of it.

“There are businesses going bust, people losing jobs, boozers going bust, people’s mental health is suffering. You come through it using experience.”