Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler backs Dejan Lovren over his taunts of Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos.

After Croatia's 3-2 win Lovren, referring to rival Sergio Ramos, admitted he had, "elbowed him good".

It's drawn criticism from Liverpool fans but Fowler thinks it's hilarious.

"I was laughing when I saw Dejan Lovren's burn on Sergio Ramos," he told the Mirror.

"I've actually seen quite a few Liverpool fans having ago at him, finding a way to say he was disrespectful or whatever, but c'mon, it was funny.

"And it was also a player showing he believes in himself and his country. I'll tell you what as well, Ramos himself will think it's fair enough.

"He's someone who dishes it out. He's always emerging after games and in the media having a go, bigging himself up and trolling opponents.

"He was at it again recently against Viktoria Plzen - that was an obvious elbow and, even though he said afterwards he didn't mean to injure his opponent, he probably did.

"But that's what you get with him - and I'm not complaining. He's one you hate… but would have on your team.

"He's got that horribleness about him - and that's a good thing in a defender, in my experience, even if I was on the end of a lot of that in my career! And I'll say the same about Lovren too - and actually, the stuff he came out with after the Spain game, certainly showed confidence."