Klopp says sorry for exuberant celebration

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp described the way he celebrated Divock Origi’s dramatic winner as “not cool”, following his side’s 1-0 Merseyside derby victory over Everton at Anfield.

Klopp ran on to the pitch to celebrate with his team’s goalkeeper, Alisson Becker, when substitute Origi punished a mistake by Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford by heading home in stoppage time yesterday.

The German added that he had subsequently apologised to his Everton counterpart Marco Silva – something the Portuguese claimed had not been the case.

Klopp said: “Immediately after the game, I apologised to Marco Silva when we spoke to each other.

“I told him how much I respect his work, because it’s incredible what he did with that team. They are just an outstanding side.

“Derbies are always difficult but this was a completely different difficult to the last few years. What can I say about it? I didn’t want to run. It was not my plan [but] I couldn’t stop, obviously. Not cool, but it happened.

“The more important things happened during the 95 minutes,” Klopp added. “Again, all my respect for Everton. Both teams delivered a proper fight, a proper derby from the first second.”

Silva said: “He didn’t apologise to me. You have asked me about the situation, but to be honest with you I didn’t see it. I don’t know what he did and the way he did it.

“It was a lucky day for him but that is football. I cannot say it was disrespectful because I didn’t see, maybe when I see that moment I can speak more about that situation.”

The goal came when Pickford attempted to tip a sliced effort from Virgil Van Dijk over the crossbar, only to send the ball bouncing against the bar and towards Origi.

The England goalkeeper had done well to deny Xherdan Shaqiri in the first half, and Silva said: “What I told him will stay between us.

“He did really well until that moment, and it is something nobody expected. It is easy to understand how the stadium celebrated the goal in the last minute, but I can tell you I am proud of our players.”