'I expected': Jurgen Klopp reacts to touchline ban vs Southampton

"It's not the first game I watched from there; not because I got a ban, but I've watched a lot of football games from the stands," Jurgen Klopp told a press conference after the Southampton game where he served a touchline ban.

"The perspective is much better, it's still not my favourite place, but it was clear that would not be our problem today. It was not too cool that we only got the information yesterday.

"After the FA appealed, I expected I would get a ban of course, but when it is Friday afternoon and training is already done and somebody gets it and tells you, 'By the way, tomorrow...'

"So, we had to organise a little bit, that was fine, Pep, Pete and Vitor are experienced coaches, they can do that, we were in contact - didn't work all the time exactly, but I think that is probably normal as well and in the end we got all the messages across."

An independent commission opted to fine Klopp ₤30,000 before the FA appealed the decision and got the Liverpool boss banned from the dugout for one game.

The German was punished as a result of a red card he received in the Man City game for shouting at an assistant referee who failed to spot Bernardo Silva's foul on Mohamed Salah right in front of him.

Source: Liverpool FC