There’s a lengthy historical past with referee Paul Tierney and Jurgen Klopp was displeased, to say the least, in regards to the phrases he heard when proven a yellow card at Anfield.
Tierney and Liverpool have had loads of drama-filled matches in current historical past, with the 4-3 win over Tottenham the most recent to be added to the record.
It was solely final season when Klopp mentioned he had “no concept what his downside is with me” after the draw at Tottenham, which noticed Tierney present Andy Robertson a purple card, Harry Kane keep away from one and Diogo Jota denied a penalty.
This time, there have been loads of questionable and bemusing selections from the official, together with the foul given towards Mohamed Salah when it was he who was being impeded.
“How they may give a foul on Mohamed Salah [before Spurs’ third goal]. We’ve our historical past with [Paul] Tierney, I actually don’t know what this man has towards us, I actually don’t know,” Klopp advised Sky Sports activities on Sunday.
“He’ll all the time say ‘it’s nothing’, it’s not true. It can’t be. I don’t perceive it. He has mentioned there aren’t any issues, however that can’t be true.
“How he seems to be at me, I don’t perceive it. I’ve no downside with any individuals and never with him as nicely.”
All of it boiled over this time after Klopp ran up the touchline to have a good time Jota’s match-winning purpose, pulling his hamstring earlier than getting within the face of the fourth official and being proven a yellow card for his actions.
Klopp was fast to concede that his “celebration in direction of the fourth official was pointless,” and insisted that he “didn’t say any unhealthy phrases.”
However he didn’t obtain the identical therapy from Tierney.
“What [Tierney] mentioned to me then when he gave me the yellow card shouldn’t be OK,” Klopp mentioned. As for what these phrases have been, the supervisor insisted it was “not potential” to disclose.
This can be a story that’s sure to rumble on, with Klopp clearly unable to place a finger on why Tierney handles conditions with him as he does, with clarification by no means forthcoming.
“He was the ref at Tottenham when Harry Kane didn’t get a purple card and it was like ‘ugh’,” Klopp mentioned to present context. “Kane, I really like this participant and I don’t need him to get a purple card nevertheless it was a purple card in that sport.
“No person requested him about it as a result of in England you don’t need to make clear these conditions, it’s actually difficult and obscure.”
