Eamon Dunphy believes Liverpool manger Jurgen Klopp is wrong to have publicly hit out at the high-profile criticism of under-fire goalkeeper Loris Karius.
The German rounded on the Neville brothers after both recently questioned the performances of the summer signing £4.7m signing.
After the 4-3 defeat at Bournemouth, Gary Neville said the former Mainz player was "miles away" only for Karius to respond in an interview published at the weekend by saying "He was a manager for a short bit and now he is back to being an expert again".
Karius came under more scrutiny after his error led to Dimitri Payet scoring a free-kick in the 2-2 draw with West Ham, with Phil Neville advising the player to "keep his mouth shut and do his job" on BBC's Match of the Day.
Former Liverpool player Jamie Carragher has also criticised the performance of the shot-stopper after the Reds dropped five points in their last two outings and now sit in third place in the table.
Klopp hit back at Neville brothers at today’s press conference, but speaking to 2FM’s Game On programme, Dunphy believes the former Dortmund manager would be better served getting his own house in order.
“I think he is wrong criticising Gary and Phil Neville and also implicitly Jamie Carragher, who have criticised the goalkeeper,” he told listeners.
“Football pundits analysis has a part to play in the game. It’s part of the engagement between people in the game and the public and I think Jurgen Klopp is very silly.
“I saw his press conference and he made a joke of it. He’s very charismatic and I think a nice man, but the goalkeeper he has bought looks like he is not worth the money and he was a very expensive purchase.
“He was at fault for goals at Bournemouth as well, two of them, so I think Carragher and the Neville’s are entitled to their opinions.
“People in the game when they resort to attacking the critics, I think that’s the last resort.”
"When you are turning on the critics, you are missing the point"
Only Watford in the top half of the table have conceded more goals that Liverpool and Dunphy thinks that he has failed to address their defensive frailties.
“What Jurgen Klopp ought to be doing is look into his own soul and saying, ‘How on earth can I let all the good players in the team down by having clowns at the back?
“That’s something he has had 12 months to address and resolve and he hasn’t done it.
“I was a big fan of his, but when you are turning on the critics, you are missing the point.”
