Former Chelsea boss turned Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri has provided a cheeky response to a Champions League claim by Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp.
The German recently revealed that at the start of the season he thought Juventus were the favourites to go and win the Champions League.
Speaking ahead of facing Atletico Madrid in the round of 16, Klopp said: "I have no clue if we can win the competition, but we should be ready to go for it.
"Just to fight for it, that is how it is. Then it is about luck in certain moments to win anything and that is what we will need for sure.
"There are so many strong teams out there. I said it before, Juventus was my favourite before the season, obviously I don’t watch Italian football enough but if Juventus are not 10 points ahead [in Serie A] then you can see there are some problems."
Sarri responded to the comments from Klopp with a funny claim.
"Jurgen also said that he doesn’t watch much Italian football, so that explains his confusion," Sarri said.
"Jurgen is one of the smartest and funniest people I’ve ever known and what he’s doing here is shaking off the burden of being the favourites."
Sarri won the Europa League with Chelsea last season and he guided the club to third in the Premier League, while the Blues also lost the Carabao Cup final to Manchester City.
The Italian has since led Juventus to the knockout stages of the Champions League and the club currently sit second in the Serie A behind Inter Milan.
