John Aldridge has questioned whether Paul Tierney should be barred from officiating Liverpool games after another flashpoint between the Premier League referee and Jurgen Klopp.
Tierney showed Klopp a yellow card in the dramatic last few minutes of Sunday's rollercoaster 4-3 win at home to Tottenham. The Liverpool boss had vigorously celebrated in front of fourth official John Brooks when Diogo Jota snatched all three points in the 94th minute. Klopp furiously claimed post-match that what Tierney said to him as he booked the German wasn't "okay."
The FA have now opened an investigation into incident and are reviewing audio of the pair's discussion, which the PGMOL - the body responsible for top-flight referees - has already declared makes Tierney out to have "acted in a professional manner." Klopp, meanwhile, has been slammed for his "unacceptable" behaviour, as the focus once again turns to his long-running feud with Tierney and the Reds manager's continued touchline antics. But club legend Aldridge appears to have sympathy for him.
