Dutch football legend Willem van Hanegem has hit out at Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp after last week's Champions League elimination.

Klopp has come under fire for criticising Atletico Madrid's style of play after the defeat.

“I am really upset by people who think that everyone should attack completely," Van Hanegem said.

“Like Jurgen Klopp or later Michael Owen, who spoke disparagingly about Diego Simeone and Atletico Madrid.

"In Madrid they lost against Atletico with many losses and Liverpool have so many points in England that they could have been champions in March. Then you go out to Europe and start to regret Simeone's style of play.

“What Atletico did at Anfield was beautiful. Also, hadn't Liverpool got what they were fighting after going 2-0 with the [Roberto] Firmino [disallowed] goal?

“However, Atletico turned out to be able to turn it around. So it's your own fault. Then stop crying and complaining and congratulate the Spaniards."