'Shut up' - Jurgen Klopp lost his cool with James Milner in tense moment

Below is a summary of the full article. Click here for the full version from Liverpool.com or go back to LFC Live.

Nevertheless, there was one peculiar instance when Milner found himself among those on the receiving end of a dressing-down from the tactical mastermind.READ MORE: Arne Slot welcomes Jeremie Frimpong 'problem' after Liverpool injury returnREAD MORE: Arne Slot offers verdict on Champions League race after major Liverpool boostMilner, now 40 and still turning out for Brighton, disclosed on the High Performance podcast in 2023 how he triggered Klopp's ire in the changing room during a half-time team talk."He was pretty good most of the time, he was open," said Milner. "Maybe not at half-time, we had one occasion where he was sharing his thoughts and I was sharing mine."Recalling Klopp's six-word response during the confrontation, he continued: "I remember him smashing his hands down on the table like, 'Will you shut the f--- up?'James Milner was Jurgen Klopp's vice-captain at Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)"But Jurgen was brilliant.

I always felt like most of the time he was open and even if he didn't feel like the conversation, he gave you stuff back so you felt like he'd thought about it afterwards. Even if he didn't tell you that, you'd see it with things he did after and I felt like he was good at taking things on board."He's a leader, he makes the decisions, but if you've put something in his head and it's helped, he was pretty good at listening to things like that, I saw him change a lot in the time I was there."Milner is even considering following Klopp's trajectory once he ultimately hangs up his boots.

Though he received some vital advice from his former boss before pursuing coaching."I've done my badges and things like that," Milner told talkSPORT. It is something you think, 'I could do that, I'll show you.'"Jurgen Klopp always said to me that whenever you finish, it's important you have a rest when you've been 100 miles an hour for as long as I have.