Liverpool’s Klopp dangers ban over feud with match referee

Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp dangers getting a touchline ban for the crew’s upcoming key video games over a feud with a referee who was strongly defended Monday by the Premier League’s match officers group.

After Liverpool scored an injury-time winner for a 4-3 victory of Tottenham on Sunday – having given up a 3-0 lead – Klopp ran straight over to the fourth official on the sideline to rejoice in entrance of him. Klopp, who appeared to drag his hamstring within the course of, was then proven a yellow card by referee Paul Tierney.

Klopp acknowledged he deserved the reserving for his celebration however then accused Tierney of claiming one thing that was “not OK” and prompt that the referee had some form of agenda towards his membership. The German supervisor additionally criticized Tierney after final season’s 2-2 draw towards Tottenham for failing to ship off star striker Harry Kane within the sport.

“We have our history with Mr. Tierney. I really don’t know what this man has with us. I really don’t know. He always will say there’s nothing, and it’s not true. It cannot be,” Klopp advised Sky Sports after the wild end at Anfield. “I’m really not sure if it’s me, because how he looks at me, I don’t understand it. My celebration towards the fourth official, I didn’t say any bad words, nothing, but it was unnecessary. I got punished for that immediately, I pulled my hamstring or an adductor or whatever. So fine, that’s fair. But what he said to me then when he gave me the yellow card … it’s not OK.”

However, the Professional Game Match Officials Limited – which oversees referees for the Premier League – defended Tierney after reviewing the audio of his dialog with Klopp.

“Match officials in the Premier League are recorded in all games via a communications system,” the PGMOL mentioned in an announcement Monday,” including that Tierney “acted in a professional manner throughout including when issuing the caution to the Liverpool manager so, therefore, we strongly refute any suggestion that Tierney’s actions were improper.”

Klopp, who additionally criticized Tierney for awarding Tottenham a free kick that led to the equalizer, may face additional disciplinary motion forward of Liverpool’s remaining 5 video games. Fifth-place Liverpool nonetheless has an outdoor probability of qualifying for the Champions League, however would want to shut a seven-point hole to fourth-place Manchester United, which has performed one sport fewer.

Klopp served a one-game ban and was warned about his conduct when the English Football Association gained an enchantment case over the German’s criticism of an assistant referee throughout a house win over Manchester City in October.

Liverpool has certified for the Champions League in every of Klopp’s earlier six full seasons on the membership, occurring to win the European title in 2019 towards Tottenham and shedding two different finals to Real Madrid.

Playing within the second-tier Europa League subsequent season would probably price Liverpool about 50 million euros ($55 million) in misplaced prize cash from UEFA.