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Manchester Evening News
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Alex Brotherton

Why Jurgen Klopp agreed with Pep Guardiola criticism of referee in Man City loss to Liverpool FC

Jurgen Klopp says that he and Pep Guardiola agreed about the performance of referee Anthony Taylor during Manchester City's 1-0 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.

City and Liverpool played out an ill-tempered contest at Anfield, one that was decided when Mohamed Salah pounced on a Joao Cancelo mistake to score with just 15 minutes left to play. City felt aggrieved with the full-time result as a combination of Taylor and the VAR ruled out what appeared to be an opening goal from Phil Foden following an Erling Haaland foul in the build-up.

After the match, both Guardiola and Bernardo Silva were highly critical of the referee, who appeared to miss several clear fouls. It's not just a case of City being sore losers though - Liverpool boss Klopp was equally unhappy with the referee's performance, so much so that he was sent off late in the match for his protestations.

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