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Jurgen Klopp avoids touchline ban as Liverpool boss discovers fate from Man City win
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has escaped a touchline ban for his red card against Man City as he has been fined £30,000 by the FA for his touchline tirade, which infuriated referees’ charity.
Recall, Klopp previously accepted the charge of ‘improper conduct’ for his reaction to Mohamed Salah, not receiving a free kick during the Reds’ victory over Man City.
Following his dismissal for his theatrics on the touchline during Liverpool’s victory over Manchester City earlier this month, Klopp was given a £30,000 fine but escaped a one-game suspension.
Following an “improper behaviour” complaint from the FA, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will be permitted to coach the Reds when they face Leeds in the Premier League this weekend.
He became incensed when Bernardo Silva of City overturned Mohamed Salah, but referee Anthony Taylor did not signal a foul. As the linesman ran past him at the time, Klopp yelled at the official while getting in the official’s face.
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The German was immediately given a red card by Taylor, and he was forced to watch the final four minutes and stoppage time from the dressing room as his team held on for a 1-0 victory following Salah’s first goal.
The FA said in a statement: “Jurgen Klopp has been fined £30,000 for breaching FA Rule E3 during Liverpool FC’s Premier League match against Manchester City FC on Sunday 16 October 2022. The manager accepted that his behaviour during the 86th minute was improper, and an independent Regulatory Commission imposed his sanction during a hearing. This sanction is subject to appeal by either Jurgen Klopp of The FA following receipt of the Independent Regulatory Commission’s written reasons.”
The German had previously revealed that he wouldn’t be challenging the charge against him. He said: “I am not sure if we can say we accepted it before it’s official? We just replied in the right way I think, that’s it.”
Explaining his behaviour immediately after the match, Klopp admitted he went over the top in the heat of the moment. “It is about emotion of course so red card, my fault, I went over the top in the moment,” said the former Borussia Dortmund boss. “I know myself, I am 55 and I deserve a red card. I lost it in that moment and it is not okay.”
He added: “I was sitting after the game in the office of Anthony Taylor and spoke, completely calmly, about all the situations. How I saw the game, how he saw the game. It was a completely calm discussion. That’s the situation. I got a red card and now we wait for the process.”