The Football Association (FA) has charged Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp for his comments about referee Paul Tierney following his team’s 4-3 win against Tottenham on Sunday.
The FA alleged Klopp’s comments constitute “improper conduct.” Speaking after the match, he told Sky Sports:
We have our history with Tierney, I really don’t know what he has against us. He has said there [are] no problems but that cannot be true. How he looks at me, I don’t understand it. In England nobody has to clarify these situations, it’s really tricky and hard to understand. What he said to me when he gave me the yellow card is not OK.
Klopp was handed a caution after he ran to celebrate Diogo Jota’s winner in the face of the fourth official, shortly after he’d taken issue with a decision that went against the Reds.
His sudden burst of speed saw the Liverpool boss grab his hamstring, which he pulled.
Speaking two days on from the incident ahead of Wednesday’s home game against Fulham, Klopp said of his comments:
The whole situation should not have happened at all, that is it. It should not have happened at all, but it was out of emotion and anger in that moment.
The FA alleged that the manager’s comments regarding the match official during post-match media interviews constituted improper conduct. They imply bias, question the referee’s integrity, are personal/offensive, and bring the game into disrepute.
