Klopp is charged in ref row
JURGEN KLOPP has been charged for comments he made about referee Kevin Friend after Liverpool’s disappointing draw with West Ham.
The FA have ruled the Reds boss has a case to answer because they feel he questioned Friend’s integrity.
Klopp said Friend’s performance might have been affected by his realisation at half-time that he should have disallowed Liverpool’s goal for offside in last week’s 1-1 draw.
“I heard our goal was offside, I’m pretty sure the ref knew that,” Klopp told BBC Sport. “In 50-50 situations (after that) it was always a free-kick for the other team.”
The FA said in a statement: “It is alleged that the comments he made questioned the integrity of the match referee and/or implied bias.”
Klopp, who could be fined if found guilty, has until 6pm on Monday to respond to the charge.
The German was fined £8,000 for running onto the pitch to celebrate Divock Origi’s last-gasp winner in the Merseyside derby against Everton at Anfield in December.