Jurgen Klopp hits back at Joey Barton’s claim about Liverpool

Jurgen Klopp doesn't agree with Joey Barton's assessment of his Liverpool side.

Earlier this week, Barton slammed the Reds' manager's impact on the team since arriving in 2015. Before claiming that Klopp's "ego is in overdrive," Barton insisted that Liverpool were going in the wrong direction under the German's guidance. "Liverpool are getting closer to the other sides than they are to winning the league," Barton said on talkSPORT.

"They are actually regressing under Jurgen Klopp. They are not getting any closer to wining the league.

"Manchester City are now 14 points ahead of them having played the same amount of games. They are closer to West Ham, who are in the relegation zone, than they are to the top of the table." It was put to Klopp during a press conference on Tuesday that his side had regressed and it was clear that he didn't agree.