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18th Dec 2015

Tony Pulis sarcastically apologises to Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool

Doesn't mean a word of it

Kevin McGillicuddy

Tony Pulis is a man who has been around the block.

The former Stoke and Crystal Palace boss has a certain, shall we say style, and it doesn’t always sit right with other managers.

The current West Brom found himself snubbed last week by Jurgen Klopp after his side held Liverpool to a 2-2 draw at Anfield, having led 2-1 before Divock Origi’s last gasp equaliser.

Klopp was unhappy after the game and didn’t shake Pulis’ hand, and today the Baggies boss has sarcastically apologised to Liverpool for their  robust style of play that seemed to upset their hosts last Sunday,

“I think it was disappointing but he’s got his opinions and he can say what he wants. We apologise we actually played three longer passes in 99 minutes than Liverpool did in that game.”

“As a football club we apologise to Liverpool for playing three longer passes.”

Klopp was angry at how side were apparently bullied by West Brom but Pulis was unrepentant this morning and felt that Klopp can ill afford to complain considering the talent at his disposal

“If I had a team that was worth £200 million playing against a team that was worth less than £20 million and we never won that game I’d be doing my best to divert it away from the fact that I had 10 times more value on the pitch than my opposition number had and couldn’t win the game.”

“I’m just stating the facts. Forget all the spin, that’s the facts.I don’t know the fella, I don’t want to say anything else. They were the facts”

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