Liverpool FC are still hoping they can finish in the top four, but their late push for Champions League participation could be derailed if manager Jurgen Klopp’s remarks towards referee Paul Tierney come back to haunt them.
Following the Reds’ dramatic 4-3 victory over Tottenham, in which the Reds needed an added-time winner from Diogo Jota to extend their four-match winning streak, Klopp said he didn’t know what the official “has against us.
Although Klopp received a yellow card for his excessive celebration in front of fourth official John Brooks, he criticized Tierney’s behavior, saying, “What he said to me when he gave me the yellow card is not OK.”
The Professional Game Match Officials Limited was quick to respond, saying in a statement: “PGMOL is aware of the comments made by Jurgen Klopp after his side’s fixture with Tottenham Hotspur.
“Match officials in the Premier League are recorded in all games via a communications system and having fully reviewed the audio of referee Paul Tierney from today’s fixture, we can confirm he 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.”
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However, Klopp’s allegation of bias is what is most likely to get him into trouble with the Football Association.
It could result in a touchline ban for him in Liverpool’s final few games.
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He was previously warned about his conduct after being banned for one match and fined £30,000 after the FA successfully won an appeal against the leniency of his punishment for berating an assistant referee during October’s home win over Manchester City.
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