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Jurgen Klopp shows his appreciation towards Aleksandar Mitrovic By hilariously slapping him
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Updated 14:50 6 Aug 2022 GMT+1Published 14:46 6 Aug 2022 GMT+1

Jurgen Klopp shows his appreciation towards Aleksandar Mitrovic By hilariously slapping him

Jurgen Klopp and Aleksandar Mitrovic had a brilliant exchange after the final whistle.

Nasir Jabbar

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Jurgen Klopp showed his appreciation towards Alexsander Mitrovic by hilariously slapping him following his colossal performance against Liverpool.

Mitrovic starred as he scored both of Fulham's goals in their 2-2 draw against Liverpool at Craven Cottage on Saturday.

There was only ever going to be one MOTM... 🥇

Aleksandar Mitrović starting this season how he finished his last! 💥 pic.twitter.com/SSwOSSoD8I

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) August 6, 2022

He opened the scoring with a towering header, then put his side back in the lead after converting a penalty that he won against Virgil van Dijk.

The big Serbian forward silenced his doubters having struggled in the Premier League following his heroics in the Championship.

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And his stunning outing against Liverpool prompted a brilliant reaction by Jurgen Klopp, who jokingly slapped the Fulham man.

The German boss walked onto the pitch after the final whistle and shook the player's hand before giving him a cheeky slap in a nod of appreciation.

Fulham can be very happy with that display this afternoon 👏

Even Jürgen Klopp shows his appreciation towards Aleksandar Mitrović's display in which he scored a brace 🤝

FT: Fulham 2-2 Liverpool pic.twitter.com/kIRIr3Zm6g

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) August 6, 2022

Mitrovic has started the new season how he finished last season, having bagged an incredible 43 goals in Fulham's Championship-winning campaign.

Marco Silva's charges resume their league venture next Saturday at Wolves.

Featured Image Credit: BT Sport

Topics: Football, Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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