Jürgen Klopp Called Out Liverpool Star in Front of Teammates Over Deleted Social Media Post

Jürgen Klopp once publicly confronted a Liverpool player in front of the entire squad after the individual deleted a late-night social media post.

The German spent nearly nine years in charge at Anfield, ending the club’s 30-year wait for a league title and adding the Champions League, FA Cup, two League Cups, and the Club World Cup to his legacy — cementing himself as one of Liverpool’s greatest-ever managers.

Now serving as Red Bull’s Head of Global Soccer, Klopp oversees football development and philosophy across its network of clubs, including RB Leipzig, RB Salzburg, and the New York Red Bulls.

Speaking on The Diary of a CEO podcast with Steven Bartlett, Klopp was asked whether he had ever dealt with social media issues among players. He recalled:

> “We had a situation where a player posted something at night and deleted it, but I found out anyway. I didn’t see it myself, but people told me what happened.”

Klopp explained how he handled it the next day:

> “Even if it’s deleted, I go into the dressing room and say, ‘Last night, something happened and got deleted. I know what it was, but maybe you’d like to tell everyone.’”

When Bartlett asked if he really made the player address the whole team, Klopp laughed:

> “Yeah, that’s nice. I don’t do it to attack them, I just say, ‘Someone told me, so I know. Not that it’s a big deal, but tell everyone what you meant.’”

He admitted that while it wasn’t meant to humiliate anyone, it served as a fitting lesson:

> “I don’t like putting people in that position, but it’s a deserved punishment for something like that. And the effect was — nobody ever did it again.”

Although Klopp insists he has no plans to return to management, he did reveal that the only club he would ever consider coaching again in the Premier League is Liverpool.

Speaking to The Athletic in September 2025, Klopp said he doesn’t miss life in the dugout and is enjoying his new chapter.

Meanwhile, his successor Arne Slot, who guided Liverpool to the Premier League title in his debut season, is facing a tougher challenge this time around. Despite spending over £400 million in the summer, the Reds have now lost four straight games — their worst run in more than a decade — leaving them four points adrift of leaders Arsenal and putting Slot under growing pressure to steady the ship.