Jurgen Klopp has called criticism of Mesut Ozil 'hypocritical', as the fallout to the Arsenal midfielder's retirement from international football rumbles on.

On Wednesday, Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness launched a second verbal attack on the former Real Madrid playmaker, slamming his decision to quit international football after Germany's World Cup exit.

In a three-page statement on social media announcing his retirement in July, Ozil claimed he was the subject of 'racism and disrespect' from the German FA following a controversial meeting with Turkey president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

“My job is a football player and not a politician, and our meeting was not an endorsement of any policies," said Ozil, who is of Turkish descent. "The treatment I have received from the DFB and many others makes me no longer want to wear the German national team shirt."

In an interview with German TV station Sport 1, Klopp described the saga around Ozil's international retirement as 'nonsense'.