Jurgen Klopp has slammed the Liverpool fans who booed Trent Alexander-Arnold after admitting he had never been so disappointed in their actions.
Richard Brown Assistant Editor, Carl Markham PA and Paul Wheelock
08:47, 24 May 2025Updated 08:49, 24 May 2025
Jurgen Klopp holding a signed Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool shirt, which raised £22,000 in the auction for the LFC Foundation
Klopp has had a go at Liverpool fans who booed Trent Alexander-Arnold(Image: Martin Rickett/PA))
Jurgen Klopp has blasted Liverpool supporters who booed Trent Alexander-Arnold, confessing he 'had to turn the TV off'.
The iconic ex manager, adored on Merseyside following a trophy-laden nine-year stint at Anfield featuring Champions League and Premier League glories alongside FA Cup and League Cup triumphs, revealed he switched off his telly in disgust upon hearing the boos.
While his replacement, Arne Slot, remained tight-lipped on fan reactions, Klopp couldn't hold back regarding Alexander-Arnold's cold reception during the 2-2 draw with Arsenal earlier this month. He said "I don't want to tell anyone what they should think, I don't want to say what you have to think but I can tell you what you think is wrong. I am an old man and I don't waste time with hiding my opinion."
Turning up his set louder when the jeers rang out, Klopp said: "I watched the game when he came on and I heard the booing. I'm old so it my be my hearing so I turned up the volume and said: 'That's booing'.
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - MAY 19: (SUN OUT, SUN ON SUNDAY OUT) Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool looks on during the warm up prior to the Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Liverpool FC at Amex Stadium on May 19, 2025 in Brighton, England. (Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
Trent is set to leave for Real Madrid(Image: undefined via Getty Images)
"I needed another 10 seconds to realise and then I switched the telly off. I honestly could not have been more disappointed in this moment. This is not us, 100 per cent.
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"I don't tell you you should not be disappointed or angry, I tell you: 'Don't forget'. This club does not forget. We are famous for not forgetting.", reports the Liverpool Echo.
"We don't forget anything. We don't forget the good thing and we don't forget the bad thing. But we ignore the bad things and remember the good things.
"You don't have to be happy he is going but don't forget what he did for this club because I can't forget it."
Alexander-Arnold is set to bring an end to his 20-year association with the Reds when his contract expires in the summer, with a move to Real Madrid on the cards.
Klopp, speaking at the LFC Foundation Gala Ball, acknowledged that while fans may be sad to see him go, they should remember the dedication and commitment he has shown to the club.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JANUARY 11: (THE SUN OUT, THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT) Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between Liverpool and Accrington Stanley at Anfield on January 11, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
He's come under fire from Liverpool fans(Image: undefined via Getty Images)
The German manager added that Alexander-Arnold had given his all to the club every day, and it was his decision to move on after two decades of service.
"I was there every day – if he wouldn't have given everything, I would tell you now but every day he gave absolutely everything for this club and now, after 20 years, he has decided he wants to go somewhere else," Klopp said.
Klopp also pointed out that if anyone should be upset about Alexander-Arnold's departure, it should be the club's owners, Fenway Sports Group, who will lose a valuable asset on a free transfer.
"If someone should be angry it should be the owners – but they are not. 'Why didn't he sign a new contract?' I hear this from fans, this money discussion: 'He goes without a transfer fee'.
"They (the owners) have to be angry. Not us but it is not about that. He gave absolutely everything and wears the Liverpool badge in the skin.
"This boy, 18 years old, scored a free-kick in Hoffenheim where if he doesn't score that we don't qualify for the Champions League.
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"Against Barcelona he did the most cheeky thing in the world and set up the goal for 4-0, a result and a game which will not happen again.
"But now he plays next year for another club and we decide how we deal with that."
Last month, Liverpool were crowned Premier League champions with four matches left after thrashing Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 at home. They're set to hoist the trophy on Sunday following the visit from FA Cup victors Palace.