Klopp ESCAPES a ban for his red card, as Liverpool boss is fined

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been fined £30,000 for his sending-off against Manchester City.

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The German boss has, however, not been given a touchline ban despite being shown a red card for remonstrating with assistant referee Gary Beswick.

Klopp was already on edge after several questionable decisions by referee Anthony Taylor, but the one which led him to short-circuit came when wrestled Mo Salah over on the touchline and no foul was awarded.

Asked about the incident he said: ‘So, of course, red card, my fault. I went over the top in the moment. I don’t think I was disrespectful to anybody but when you look back at the pictures — I know myself the way I look in these moments is already worth a red card. I lost it in that moment and that is not OK.