Diego Simeone has said that he will not shake Jurgen Klopp's hand after Atletico Madrid's game at Liverpool because he believes the gesture is 'false'.
The Argentine dodged the post-game pleasantry in their last Champions League meeting two weeks ago by darting straight down the Wanda Metropolitano tunnel, which left Klopp a little bemused.
The Liverpool boss played down notions of any bad blood between the two after that match, and Simeone has explained in a pre-match press conference ahead of the return fixture why he is so averse to shaking hands with his opposite number.
“I don’t like the greeting after the match because they are the emotions of two sides in different emotional minds,” he said.
“I know in the UK it is a custom and a sign of respect but I don’t share it and I don’t like the falseness it may include so I behave how I feel.
