Jurgen Klopp appears to pull his HAMSTRING after Diogo Jota’s dramatic winner for Liverpool against Tottenham, after the German sprinted over to roar in the FACE of the fourth official
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Jurgen Klopp admitted he crossed a line after celebrating Liverpool’s dramatic victory over Tottenham by shouting in the face of the fourth official – and then pulling his hamstring.
Diogo Jota scored an injury-time winner at Anfield, 99 seconds after Richarlison had completed Spurs’ comeback from 3-0 down in the dying moments of a Premier League classic.
Klopp reacted to Jota’s goal by running straight to fourth official John Brooks, only to then hurt his hamstring.
He was given a yellow card by referee Paul Tierney and the Liverpool boss admitted it was: ‘Fair punishment for behaving not the right way.’
But Klopp tried to defend his actions, insisting: ‘Of course we are emotional in these moments. It’s difficult. It is not okay, we shouldn’t do that, yes, we are role models, all clear.
Jurgen Klopp appeared to pull his hamstring whilst celebrating Liverpool’s winning goal
Klopp had sprinted over to the fourth official to celebrate Diogo Jota’s winner in his face
Diogo Jota scored the late late winner that resulted in Klopp’s celebrations and the injury
The win sees Liverpool go above Spurs in the Premier League table, two points ahead of them
‘But we are human beings first and foremost. Before you are a role model you’re a human being and that happens in the moment.
Klopp added: ‘Fair enough, I’m already punished, I got a yellow card on top of that, I think (Tierney) thought I should have got a different punishment but because of the fourth official, it was a yellow card. That’s it. We have to ask Mr Tierney what is going on.’
Klopp took aim at Tierney after these two sides met last season and on Sunday the German said: ‘We have history with Mr Tierney, I really don’t know what this man has with us. He always will say there’s nothing and it’s not true. It cannot be.’
Klopp wouldn’t divulge details of their conversation here but he claimed: ‘What he said to me when he gave me the yellow card… it’s not okay.’
He added: ‘I have pain for a few days, Mr Tierney not. (Next game) I will be ready to do what I always do and the celebrations – if we have something to celebrate, will be much calmer.’
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