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Matthew Holt

Head of ref charity slams Jurgen Klopp and calls for drastic Liverpool punishment

The Football Association have been told to come down hard on Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp following his actions in the Reds' 4-3 win over Spurs.

Klopp celebrated Diogo Jota's dramatic winner in the face of fourth official John Brooks before making bold claims about Paul Tierney in his post-match interviews.

Initially frustrated with the free-kick awarded to Spurs that lead to Richarlison's late equaliser, the German was then seen sprinting down the touchline towards Brooks after Jota's strike.

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"Unless the FA start addressing this behaviour with a points deduction it will never change," Ref Support UK CEO Martin Cassidy told Express Sport. "Giving Liverpool a £30,000 fine is nothing. Start giving them points deductions and watch them shut up and behave.

"We believe that will be one of the silver bullets right across football to address right up from grassroots to the Premier League. There have been touchline bans for decades, but it's not getting better, it's getting worse."

Klopp also caused a stir with comments about referee Paul Tierney after the game, telling Sky Sports that he must have an underlying problem with Liverpool due to his decision-making.

"I really don’t know what he has against us, he has said there is no problems but that cannot be true,'' said the Liverpool boss.

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