The Football Association has confirmed they will appeal against he decision of the independent regulatory commission to fine Jurgen Klopp £30,000 for his red card received in Liverpool's win over Manchester City last month.
Klopp was dismissed by fourth official Andy Madley after confronting assistant referee Gary Beswick for failing to address Bernardo Silva's foul on Mohamed Salah during the latter stages of the contest.
The Liverpool boss avoided a touchline ban for his actions, which he admitted after the game were unacceptable, but the FA have now made clear they would be appealing in light of the punishment received by the German.
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An FA statement read: "The FA can confirm that it is appealing against the independent Regulatory Commission's sanction in relation to the recent case involving Jurgen Klopp after reviewing its written reasons.
"The independent Regulatory Commission fined Jurgen Klopp £30,000 for breaching FA Rule E3 during Liverpool FC's Premier League game on Sunday 16 October 2022 against Manchester City FC."
This appeal comes after increased calls from stricter punishments for managers who display threatening behaviour towards match officials, with many deeming this a major issue of the modern game. Former Premier League referee Peter Walton supported this view and last month called for action to be taken against Klopp.
"Jürgen Klopp was rightly given a red card for abusing the assistant referee Gary Beswick during the Liverpool v Manchester City game on Sunday and has apologised for his behaviour. But that is not enough — he must be properly punished," he told The Times.
"What should that punishment be? I am not convinced that a fine would have any impact on Klopp's future behaviour — or that of other managers — so I think managers who abuse officials as Klopp did should get a touchline ban of three matches, which is the same number of matches a player would get for serious foul play. That should be just the opening tariff — if the manager repeats the offence then the ban should be for longer, ideally doubled to six games."
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