The FA will investigate Jurgen Klopp’s post-match comments regarding referee Paul Tierney following Liverpool’s 4-3 victory over Tottenham Hotspur.
The German was booked by the match official after celebrating Diogo Jota’s late winner in the face of fourth official John Brooks. He then caused controversy with his comments to the media after the game regarding Tierney, accusing the referee of having a problem with his side and suggesting he had spoken unprofessionally to Klopp when booking him.
The PGMOL would issue a stern statement on Sunday night, ‘strongly refuting any suggestion that Tierney’s actions were improper’.
And the ECHO understands that the FA will be looking into Klopp’s post-match comments, with the Liverpool boss facing a possible FA charge. Meanwhile, they will wait to see the referee’s report on the German’s behaviour before deciding whether it is necessary to act further, considering the issuing of a yellow card ensured the matter was dealt with in-game.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Klopp said of Tierney: "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 okay."
The Daily Mail have claimed that Klopp is set to be charged by the FA for his comments with the Reds boss waiting to see whether he will be handed a fine or a ban.
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Meanwhile, he admitted his goal celebration had been improper when speaking at his post-match press conference, before again taking issue with Tierney.
"How's my hamstring? Bad enough. So that's a fair punishment for behaving not the right way,” Klopp told reporters. “That’s it. I have pain for a few days, Mr Tierney not. I will be ready to do what I always do and the celebrations if we have something to celebrate will be much calmer.
"The problem is I have to mention it because you don’t speak about it. Paul Tierney gave us, in a season which was quite important, he didn’t give Harry Kane a red card - I love Harry Kane, what a player, today again – my god - he’s pretty much unplayable.
"That day, he didn’t get a red card but Robbo got a red card. We drew 2-2, you might remember it? (December 2021). It was not the first time, there are so many things. Just little ones and nobody in the stadium wanted the foul in the situation with Mo Salah, the linesman was completely calm – both hands down, and he whistled.
"Of course we are emotional in these moments. It’s difficult. It is not okay we shouldn’t do that, yes, we are role models, all clear. But we are human beings first and foremost.
"Before you are a role model you’re a human being and that happens in the moment. But I didn’t say a bad word to the fourth official – not at all – and he wouldn’t have deserved it anyway because he didn’t do anything wrong but I turned around to the fourth official, celebrated in that direction and pulled my hamstring probably in that moment.
"So fair enough, all good. I’m already punished, I got a yellow card on top of that, I think he thought I should have got a different punishment but because of the fourth official, it was a yellow card. That’s it. We have to ask Mr Tierney what is going on."
Klopp has already served a one-match touchline ban this season after screaming in the face of the fourth official during Liverpool's 1-0 victory over Man City last October. He was initially fined £30k, but the suspension was added after the FA appealed the initial sanction.
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