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19th Dec 2021

Jurgen Klopp confronts referee in the tunnel after first-half decisions

Simon Lloyd

Klopp was enraged by two key first half refereeing decisions

Jurgen Klopp continued to make his feelings known to referee Paul Tierney in the tunnel after Liverpool were on the wrong side of two big decisions in the first half of their Premier League encounter with Tottenham on Sunday.

Having given Spurs an early lead in the game, Harry Kane was fortunate to stay on the field after a studs-up challenge on Andy Robertson – a decision which visibly irked Klopp.

Tierney’s decision not to award Liverpool a penalty shortly after Diogo Jota had headed them level did little to lift Klopp’s mood, either. Jota was bundled over in the area by Emerson Royal, with VAR also deciding it was not worthy of a second look from the referee.

The German’s complaints from the touchline saw him shown a yellow card, with Tierney temporarily stopping the game to have words with him.

As footage from the tunnel showed, Klopp wasn’t done there.

As the players came out of the dressing rooms for the second half, footage showed Klopp approaching Tierney to continue his protests about the first half decisions.

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