Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he hasn't thought twice over comments made about state-owned clubs last week.

Some at Manchester City believed Klopp's comments were 'borderline xenophobic', while Newcastle manager Eddie Howe told the German to choose his words better.

"In this specific case, I don't feel hit at all," Klopp said. "I know myself and you cannot hit me with something that is miles away from my personality.

"If I would be like this - I actually can't remember the word (xenophobic) - I would hate myself for being like this. A lot of times I say things that are open for misunderstanding, I know it, but it's not intentional.

"Sometimes you say things and then later you realise 'oh my God! that could be understood [differently]' but this is not one of those times. It was not.

"Obviously not all of you journalists see it the same way. Some chief writers see it differently. It's an open world, obviously and we can have different views. That is how it is, so nothing else to say."