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Chris Wilder promised to always look out for Sheffield United after Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp accused him of being selfish.
An animated Klopp took aim at the Blades boss and poked fun at his team’s position at the foot of the Premier League table while again advocating that teams could make five substitutions this season.
Klopp pointedly said Wilder’s team “has three substitutes and one point” in a heated interview from the touchline following Liverpool’s 1-1 draw at Brighton early on Saturday.
The Blades had been one of the clubs that opposed the five substitutes, a rule that has been reintroduced in the EFL, and Wilder was recently quoted describing Klopp as a “world-class politician, who cares about Liverpool, that is. everything that matters to him. ” .
When asked about Klopp’s comments, Wilder responded to the fire in his post-game interview with Sky Sports following the Blades’ 1-0 loss at West Brom on Saturday night.
“I’m not going to talk about it at this particular time. I imagine you can understand my point of view on that, so maybe it’s for another time,” Wilder said.
“Today we talk about the result of today and, as Jurgen said, a good observation, we are still at that point, as he pointed out.
“Everyone has the right to do that (defend their own club’s opinion). There are 20 votes in this league and everyone takes care of themselves until the end.
“Nobody is taking care of Sheffield United in the right way now, so we have to take care of ourselves. I’m not really going to go into the details of what was said (at the Premier League meeting).
“I have great respect for Liverpool Football Club, as I always have, and I have great respect for Jurgen.
“Whether it’s taking care of the football club, whether it’s selfish or another word … and by the way, there are a few other coaches who have taken care of their own club as well, and I will always take care of Sheffield.” United.”
Wilder found relief in Baggies boss Slaven Bilic, who said: “We are all selfish, but not in a negative way. You have a responsibility to get the job done and the responsibility is to find what you can do best for your club.” .
“Klopp is also selfish from that point of view, he wants the best for his club, but he is not the only one. I understand Chris Wilder, the difference between three substitutes and five substitutes is a huge advantage when we play against those big clubs.” “
On the field, Conor Gallagher’s first-half goal at the Hawthorns saw West Brom earn their first Premier League win of the season and left the Blades nailed to the bottom of the table still searching for their own.
Both Bilic and Wilder would have marked this encounter as an opportunity to finally get their campaigns going, and it was Baggies boss Bilic who was celebrating after Gallagher’s goal in the 13th minute was enough for a 1-1 win. 0.
In reality, however, the Blades created enough clear opportunities to win the game comfortably and Wilder was left wondering how his team ended up empty-handed once again.
“I thought we were good enough to win a soccer game between two teams that are in a bit of a fight. It’s a game that we should have won with the amount of opportunities we had,” Wilder said.
“We should have been up in the game when they scored and it’s amazing we didn’t score one of them to get something out of the game.”
Bilic hailed a “massive” victory for his side after his first Premier League win knocked the club out of the bottom three.
“It’s three huge points, it was crucial for both teams to win,” said Bilic. “Of course I am delighted with the points and very satisfied with the victory.
“Although it is not late in the season, this game was like a six points, because it is more than a normal victory, it is against one of the teams that surround us.
“There is always a cloud with the question mark on when we are going to get a win, so the three points were huge for us. We finally got it and we have to use this in the next games.”
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