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Fulham hilariously TROLL Jurgen Klopp on Twitter after his ‘dry pitch’ comments following Liverpool’s 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage in Premier League opener… as they joke the playing surface is ‘lush’ alongside a picture of them watering it
- Fulham and Liverpool played out a 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage yesterday
- Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp blamed Fulham’s ‘dry pitch’ for the result
- Fulham responded on Twitter, posting an image of the pitch being watered
- Klopp has often directed blame at obscure factors after poor results in the past
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Fulham’s Twitter account has mocked Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp for his comments after the sides’ 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage on Saturday.
Liverpool twice had to come from behind to earn a point at newly-promoted Fulham and Klopp was full of excuses for his team’s below-par performance.
Klopp moaned after the game that ‘the pitch was dry’, and now Fulham have poked fun at the German, posting an image of the pitch being watered with the caption: ‘The Craven Cottage turf looking absolutely lush yesterday’.
Jurgen Klopp was not happy with the pitch condition at Craven Cottage yesterday afternoon
Klopp described the result as ‘massively improvable’ whilst complaining that his side helped Fulham out with their showing away from home.
He said: ‘The attitude was not right in the beginning, then we wanted to fight back, but you don’t find it easy anymore.
‘The pitch was dry, we played into their cards. The result is fine, I don’t think we deserve more than that.’
Klopp has infamously directed blame at some obscure factors after poor results in the past, ranging from wind to television broadcasters.
This time, Fulham weren’t about to take the comments laying down, and subtly responded on social media to a chorus of laughs from fans.
‘Well this qualifies for Sunday morning vawulence. Play on…’ commented one Twitter user.
‘Are those Klopp’s tears?’ replied another.
Liverpool struggled in their season opener at Fulham and had to settle for a point in London
Marco Silva’s side impressed on their return to the top flight, twice leading before having to settle for a draw.
Aleksandar Mitrovic gave Fulham the lead in the first half with a smart header at the back post before Darwin Nunez pulled Liverpool level on his Premier League debut.
Mitrovic then scored from the spot after he was tripped by Virgil van Dijk, but a defensive error allowed Mohamed Salah to square things up again.
Jordan Henderson hit the woodwork for Liverpool in stoppage time, but Fulham seemed pleased with their point – and pitch – in their first game back.