FA release contents of 'lengthy letter' Liverpool sent…

FA release contents of 'lengthy letter' Liverpool sent about Mohamed Salah treatment

Liverpool have written to the Football Association to demand answers over Mohamed Salah's treatment by referees over the course of the season.

At the centre of a contentious decision that went unpunished during Liverpool's 4-3 victory over Tottenham Hotspur last month, Salah was pulled back by defender Ben Davies but saw Paul Tierney take no action against the Welshman. Spurs then went up the other end of the pitch and scored, leaving Jurgen Klopp bemused on the touchline.

Liverpool would issue an instant response to Richarlison's goal, resulting in an emotional goal celebration and controversial post-match comments from Klopp regarding Tierney's officiating. Learning his punishment for his actions yesterday afternoon, the Reds' boss was fined £75,000 and handed a two-match touchline ban by the FA for his remarks.

Klopp received similar disciplinary action back in October, again caused by a challenge on Liverpool's No.11. Hauled to the ground by Bernardo Silva in the Reds' 1-0 victory over Manchester City, the Portuguese midfielder remarkably saw his tackle ignored by referee Anthony Taylor.

Making reference to these incidents in a letter to the FA, a statement read: "Liverpool’s letter continued, explaining its belief that Salah had not been treated fairly by a number of refereeing decisions during the season. Whilst making clear that it made no accusations against Mr Tierney, Liverpool pointed to the fact that the had been involved in what it considered to have been a number of questionable decisions involving the club. That, it said, had led to a degree of sensitivity regarding Mr Tierney."

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Reportedly fouled every 98.8 minutes in the Premier League this season, this statistic pales into insignificance compared to Jack Grealish's figure of 27.2. Asked after Liverpool's triumph over Tottenham if this surprised him, Klopp said: "Yes, these stats are surprising. I know them [the statistics] as well. He has the ball constantly at his feet, Mo is a dribbler and scores an insane number of goals over the years and it is like this. How Mo deals with all of this, I don't know."

“With the Silva decision taken into account and now this foul, it is the same punishment. I don't understand it. If nothing happens after that then it is done and dusted but we concede a goal 35 seconds after this incident."

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