Jurgen Klopp insists he would give the same derby day post-penalty interview now
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LIVERPOOL manager Jurgen Klopp insists he would give the same interview again if confronted with questions over Everton's contentious penalty on Sunday.
The German says nothing has changed his mind since the incident that saw Reds defender Dejan Lovren nudge Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Wayne Rooney's spot kick earned defence-minded Everton a point from a 1-1 draw.
Klopp gave a decidedly tetchy television interview and his cantankerous mood did not improve in his press conference later.
His request for a show of hands from those who disagreed with him was met with the majority of the room responding.
Klopp now says he was just offering a genuine response and has no regrets about how it played out.
Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is sent sprawling by Dejan Lovren
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"I would give the same interview now," he says.
"The information I had to give would be the same but now I am completely relaxed but it was five minutes after the game and I was not relaxed.
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"It is always the same, you look into the eyes of the journalist and see he is not interested what you feel and sometimes that feels not that cool.
"That is why I reacted why I reacted.
"It is nothing, I didn't use any words I have to take back. I don't like it but I am pretty sure I cannot change it because I felt like this in this moment and I am not an actor, I cannot act differently.
"But meanwhile I can keep myself that calm that nothing serious happens in situations like this.
"I don't think anyone remembers it to be honest or watch it back and say 'That was hilarious' or 'It was legendary'. It was just an interview, nothing else."
Klopp left Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino on the bench as two of six changes but was annoyed the side he chose wasn't up to the job.
So far he has made 59 changes to his starting 11 this season. Only Manchester United in 2002 have made more in Premier League history at this stage of the campaign.
"If we had the squad last year we would have done it last year," added Klopp, who will make more changes for the visit of West Bromwich on Wednesday.
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"When you get injuries in November like we had last year then you cannot rotate in December because the players are not there and then you suffer in January.
"It is not really to change and the players come back in January who were injured in November but they were not in the same shape as November.
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"For all these games I really think if we have the quality in the squad that we have we have to use it.
"You cannot play the same 11 players all the time until four are injured and then you hope the other four who come in - who are quality but have no rhythm - will perform for you.
"That is not likely."