Clattenburg believes the German coach is taking a chapter out of Sir Alex Ferguson’s play book in order to influence officials to beat the Red Devils.
Liverpool have surrendered their lead at the summit of the Premier League table to Manchester United following a run of three matches without a win.
Klopp has been making a series of comments about the amount of penalties Manchester United are awarded but the English referee thinks it is a ‘blatant’ attempt to influence officials.
“There were a couple of things to take from Klopp's comments,” Clattenburg wrote in the Daily Mail.
“First, he sounds like a hypocrite if he is suggesting United's players are looking to win penalties.
“The likes of Mo Salah and [Sadio] Mane are just as capable of employing similar tactics.
“He is clearly getting edgy, though, because not since Fergie have we seen such a blatant attempt to influence a referee ahead of a big game. Klopp wasn't doing this last season when Liverpool were winning every week.
“He does not like losing, he never has. He gets prickly. But he is wrong to suggest there is an aura around United that sees them given favourable decisions.
“There used to be when Fergie was there, but that has eased massively since he left.
“It was mind games — an attempt to influence referee Paul Tierney and get inside his head before a huge match between Liverpool and United this Sunday.”
