Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been charged for alleged improper conduct by the Football Association (FA) after comments he made about referee Paul Tierney.
The FA released a statement on Tuesday afternoon confirming the decision - and stated Klopp has until Friday to respond to allegations that his comments about the referee 'imply bias, and/or question the integrity of the referee, and/or are personal/offensive, and/or bring the game into disrepute'.
It comes after the incident in question against Tottenham on Sunday afternoon. Following a pulsating match, Klopp celebrated wildly in front of fourth official John Brooks after Liverpool forward Diogo Jota came off the bench to grab a dramatic late winner.
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Liverpool won the game 4-3 to make it five victories on the spin. However, those touchline antics have been heavily condemned by former Premier League officials Keith Hackett, Mark Clattenburg and Peter Walton as Klopp went on to accuse Tierney of uttering an inappropriate comment, before questioning what the referee has against his side due to previous contested decisions.
Naturally, the Reds manager was pressed on that exchange during his latest press conference - before taking on Fulham - and Klopp did acknowledge the incident should not have happened. However, the German coach will now await potential repercussions from the governing body.
Speaking about the incident, Klopp told reporters: "The whole situation shouldn't have happened at all. It was out of emotion, anger and that is never a good leader for the things you do... I was still angry, which led to the way I celebrated."
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