Man Utd midfielder LAUGHED at Jurgen Klopp's post-match journalist row

Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen admits he laughed at Jurgen Klopp’s post-game outburst against a Danish television journalist. 

The Liverpool manager took issue with Viaplay reporter Niels Christian Frederiksen's line of questioning following the Reds’ loss to United in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday. 

Unhappy with Frederiksen’s probing, the 56-year-old deemed his query “a dumb question” before walking out of frame. 

In the wake of the last-gasp 4-3 defeat, players from both squads broke up to fly off with their respective national teams for this month's international fixtures. 

Eriksen shared flight home with journalist

Denmark have got two friendlies upcoming against Switzerland and the Faroe Islands as their preparations for Euro 2024 continue. 

Eriksen, a 126-cap veteran, as well as United team-mate Rasmus Hojlund jetted off post-game to join the team in Copenhagen and they were accompanied on the flight by none other than compatriot Frederiksen and his media colleagues. 

The 32-year-old revealed that striker Hojlund was engrossed in conversation with the scolded reporter throughout the flight while he spoke with another Danish media man. 

The ex-Inter star said he found the entire exchange funny but also excused the German’s outburst in the heat of the moment after such a significant defeat. 

“I laughed a little at that,” he told Tipsbladet. “I happened to meet Per Frimann, who is his colleague, on the plane on the way home. 

“I know that Rasmus sat the whole flight home with Niels Christian, so I think they had some good conversations. 

“It's journalism, and what they ask about, it's nothing to do with oneself, but Klopp was of course tired and irritated after they lost.”

Frederiksen later clarified that he had no problem with the Liverpool boss following the exchange, having interviewed him plenty throughout the years. 

Meanwhile, the boss' reaction in a highly charged situation was also defended by Reds legend Phil Thompson.

The former Liverpool player and coach said:

“I don’t know how they do it now. There’s so many interviews to do after the game and trying to think of something and give something – maybe it was just one interview too many for him. 

“I’ve been in that position myself for six months and it’s hard. You’re trying to do something different and give a little bit more back and managers, I feel for them. 

“Not just Jurgen Klopp but all managers because they’ve got to go to all of these interviews – they’ve got their own TV channels, they’ve got other TV channels and overseas rights – how they do it is beyond me.”