Liverpool could miss manager Jürgen Klopp on the bench at the end of the English league. The German coach is facing a penalty for an altercation with the fourth official, during which he was also injured after Sunday’s 4-3 win over Tottenham. This was reported by the Reuters agency.
Liverpool squandered a 3-0 lead in the match, but eventually pulled out a 4-3 win in regulation. Immediately after the whistle, Klopp ran to the referee and celebrated the victory in front of him, for which he received a yellow card from the head referee Paul Tierney.
Klopp admitted he deserved the reprimand, but added that Tierney had repeatedly damaged Liverpool in games. The coach criticized the referee already last season after a 2:2 draw because he did not rule out the opponent’s attacking star Harry Kane.
“I don’t know what Mr. Tierney has against us, I really don’t.” said Klopp in an interview with Sky Sports after Sunday’s win. “Of course he says nothing, but that’s not true. I don’t know if it’s me because he always looks at me so strangely” he added.
“I didn’t say anything bad during the celebration, but I admit it was over the top. I was also punished immediately because I pulled a muscle.” he added. “But I take it. What’s not right is what the referee told me when he gave me the yellow card” Klopp said.
However, Tierney was defended by the Referees Committee (PGMOL). “All referees are recorded during the matches. Tierney, on the other hand, behaved very professionally, so we fundamentally reject the accusation that he did anything inappropriate.” PGMOL said in a statement.
