Jurgen Klopp has avoided a ban following his actions on the touchline during Liverpool’s win over Manchester City.
The Reds boss was shown a red card by referee Anthony Taylor during the 1-0 win at Anfield earlier this month. Klopp has been handed a £30,000 fine, but he will not be banned from being on the touchline. The Liverpool manager is still able to appeal the decision.
A statement released by the Football Association this afternoon read: "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.
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"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 or The FA following receipt of the independent Regulatory Commission's written reasons."
It remains to be seen whether an appeal is submitted by either side.
Klopp was unhappy with a challenge on Mohamed Salah by Bernardo Silva that was not deemed to be a foul by lineman Gary Beswick. The Liverpool boss then sprinted in anger towards Beswick and briefly shouted in the linesman’s face to voice his frustration.
Shortly after, Taylor marched over to Klopp to hand the Liverpool boss a red card. The German walked back down the tunnel, where he is likely to have watched the latter stages of the match from the dressing room.
The FA statement confirmed that Klopp would not be handed a touchline ban, despite being shown a red card. This comes a day after Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte was sent off following VAR’s ruling out of a late winner against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
FA Rule E3 reads: "The following types of public media comment, including on social networking websites, maybe considered to be in breach of FA Rule E3:
"Comments which are improper, which bring the game into disrepute, which are threatening, abusive, indecent or insulting. Comments about match officials which imply bias, attack the officials’ integrity or which are personally offensive in nature."
But managers are not automatically banned should they find themselves sent from the touchline.
In fact, FA rules state that financial penalties are the "most usual form of sanction" and each case is considered separately.
It’s not the first time that Klopp has been charged by the FA for his behaviour on the touchline. In December 2018, he was charged with misconduct following his celebrations after running onto the pitch following Divock Origi’s late winner in the Merseyside derby at Anfield.
This season, though, the FA has already handed out a touchline ban to a Premier League manager. Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel was handed a one-game ban and a £35,000 fine following a draw with Tottenham in August for improper conduct involving a handshake with Spurs boss Conte, who also received a £15,000 fine but no touchline suspension.
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