Jurgen Klopp's previous controversies with Premier League officials could contribute towards a touchline ban with the Football Association currently reviewing the comments made by the Reds boss after Sunday's dramatic win against Tottenham Hotspur.
The Liverpool boss was cautioned by referee Paul Tierney in the closing stages of Sunday's exhilarating encounter with the North London outfit after he aggressively taunted fourth official John Brooks and subsequently injured himself in the process as he celebrated the Reds' 94th-minute winner on Merseyside.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the seven-goal thriller, Klopp continued his long-standing feud with Tierney saying - "I don't know what this has man against us" as he once again referenced the referee's refusal to show Harry Kane a red card when the two sides met at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in December 2021.
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On Monday, the Football Association confirmed to the ECHO that they will be reviewing the referee's report before deciding on any further punishment for Klopp's outburst with Brooks,, his post-match remarks about Tierney are already being reviewed.
According to Martyn Ziegler of The Times, though, Klopp's punishment, which is set to be reviewed by an independent commission if the Reds boss is charged, is "unlikely" to be equal to the five-game ban former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson received after admitting to "fearing the worst" when Martin Atkinson was appointed for their showdown with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in 2011.
Earlier this season the Liverpool manager was fined £30,000 and banned from the touchline for one game after his sending-off against Manchester City back in October. Referee Anthony Taylor gave Klopp his marching orders after an explosive blaze in the direction of linesman Gary Beswick, who had failed to award Mohamed Salah a free-kick after an apparent foul by Bernardo Silva.
Although refusing to elaborate on the incident, Klopp hinted at a potential distasteful exchange with Tierney as tempers flared on Sunday afternoon as he claimed what was said to him by the referee when shown a yellow card was "not okay".
In a statement released after the game, however, the Professional Game Match Official Limited (PGMOL) denied such claims, stating: “Match officials in the Premier League are recorded in all games via a communications system and having fully reviewed the audio of referee Paul Tierney from [Sunday’s] fixture, we can confirm he acted in a professional manner throughout, including when issuing the caution to the Liverpool manager, so, therefore, we strongly refute any suggestion that Tierney’s actions were improper.”
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