'Defining few weeks for Spurs, Harry Kane and Daniel Levy'.'Jurgen Klopp was lucky, when he went to the fourth official, just to get the yellow card and it's not the first time he has done it.' 'So, therefore, we strongly refute any suggestion that Tierney's actions were improper.'įormer England striker Alan Shearer told BBC Match of the Day: 'Paul Tierney could have sent Diogo Jota off and he isn't too quick to mention that. '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. 'Match officials in the Premier League are recorded in all games via a communications system. PGMOL, the body responsible for Premier League referees, said: 'PGMOL is aware of the comments made by Jurgen Klopp after his side's fixture with Tottenham Hotspur. 'What he said to me when he gave me the yellow card is not OK.' In England nobody has to clarify these situations, it's really tricky and hard to understand. 'How he looks at me, I don't understand it. 'He has said there no problems but that cannot be true. 'We have our history with Tierney, I really don't know what he has against us,' Klopp told Sky Sports. He was shown a yellow card by the referee after his celebration.

Klopp was furious with Spurs being awarded a free-kick which led to their equaliser and ran to scream at the fourth official after the winner, but hurt his leg in front of the Tottenham bench. What happened?ĭiogo Jota scored the winner for the Reds just 99 seconds after Richarlison made it 3-3 - with Liverpool having led 3-0 inside 15 minutes. The PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited), said Tierney 'acted in a professional manner' throughout the game and when cautioning Klopp. The German was shown a yellow card for celebrating Liverpool's 94th-minute winner in front of the fourth official and later claimed what Tierney said to him was 'not OK'.

The Scream by John Skipp