'Is Sergio Ramos really a good guy?' - Jurgen Klopp takes swipe at legendary defender for role in Mohamed Salah's shoulder injury during 2018 Champions League final

Ramos is considered one of the best defenders of his generation and was one of the players who played a major part in Real Madrid's European domination between 2014 and 2021. The centre-back played a key role in Los Blancos' win against Liverpool in the 2018 Champions League final as he was involved in injuring Reds' key man Salah, dragging the Egyptian forward to the ground with his arm in an awkward position which caused him to leave the field with a shoulder dislocation.

While speaking on Toni Kroos' podcast 'Einfach mal Lupen', Klopp revealed he is not very fond of Ramos as a player, not least because of his part in that Salah injury which put the Reds on the back foot as Real went on to win 3-1 in Kyiv.

Klopp, a defender himself in his playing days, said: "Is Mr Sergio Ramos really a good guy? He's not my favourite player. The action was brutal. Of course, he can't know that it's bothering his shoulder, but we all know that he accepted it very happily.

"I could never understand that mentality, I never had players like that and, when I did, I made sure they left."

Though Kroos went on to defend his former team-mate Ramos, Klopp added: "He may not be my favourite player, but it doesn't matter. I always thought that my centre-backs were good enough not to be involved in actions like that."

Ramos is currently on the hunt for a new club after leaving Sevilla over the summer, while Klopp will begin work as Red Bull's Head of Global Soccer in January.