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Claims made by Jurgen Klopp that referee Paul Tierney behaved illegally during Sunday's 4-3 victory over Tottenham have been denied by The Professional Game Match Officials Limited.
Just 99 seconds after Richarlison had pulled Tottenham even in a seven-goal thriller at Anfield, Diogo Jota's stoppage-time winner, Klopp was given a yellow card by Tierney for his wild celebrations in front of fourth official John Brooks.
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PGMOL statement
The Professional Game Match Officials Limited has released a statement regarding the incident between Klopp and Tierney.
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PGMOL said in a statement: “PGMOL is aware of the comments made by Jurgen Klopp after his side’s fixture with Tottenham Hotspur.
“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 today’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.”
Klopp denies saying a bad word to the fourth official
During the Liverpool game against Tottenham which ended in a late-goal drama, Klopp had an altercation with the fourth official which led to a yellow card from Paul Tierney.
Klopp told Sky Sports: “We have our history with Tierney, I really don’t know what he has against us, he has said there is no problem but that cannot be true.
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“How he looks at me, I don’t understand. My celebration was unnecessary, which is fair but what he said to me when he gave me the yellow card is not OK.”
When asked what Tierney had said, Klopp added: “I will not say anything about it. The refs don’t say what is said so I don’t say what is said.”
On his celebration in front of the fourth official, Klopp added: “Of course, we are emotional in these moments. It’s difficult. It is not OK, we shouldn’t do that. Yes, we are role models but we are human beings first and foremost.
“I didn’t say a bad word to the fourth official — not at all — but I pulled my hamstring probably at that moment so, fair enough, I’m already punished.
“A fair punishment for not behaving the right way. I have had pain for a few days, Mr Tierney not.”
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