Jurgen Klopp’s Viral Shushing of Newcastle Coaching Staff Revealed to be Fake
A late Darwin Nunez-inspired fightback saw Liverpool snatch all three points at Newcastle on Sunday, with the Reds reduced to 10 men early on.
The game was marked by a degree of animosity between the two dugouts, with one Newcastle coach throwing a bottle towards his Liverpool counterparts after Fabio Carvalho’s dramatic late winner 12 months ago.
The tension continued on this occasion, with the hosts’ assistant boss Jason Tindall photographed shushing Jurgen Klopp while his side were ahead.
Viral Image of Klopp Shushing Newcastle Coaching Staff is Fake
This led to an image surfacing online of Klopp seemingly retaliating with a similar gesture after Nunez put the Reds in front, much to the delight of Liverpool supporters.
the whole of twitter have no idea… pic.twitter.com/b6rXxhlUmI
— Lew. (@LewVisualss) August 27, 2023
The image quickly went viral after the game, with many fans revelling in the cheekiness of it all. However, it later transpired that the picture had been digitally altered.
Graphic designer LewVisualss was responsible for the photo that fooled not just fans but members of the British press too – Jamie Carragher shared the image to his own Instagram story and it even made the back page of the Telegraph on Monday before it was later changed.