Klopp charged over pitch celebrations

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been charged by the English Football Association for racing on to the pitch to celebrate his side’s Merseyside derby winner on Sunday.

The German was overjoyed by Divock Origi’s 96th-minute goal and ran over to Reds goalkeeper Alisson Becker. He apologised for his actions, but the FA announced yesterday that he had been charged with misconduct.

Klopp has until 6pm on Thursday to respond to the charge.

Klopp said after the match: “I didn’t want to run. It was not in my plan. I didn’t want to run to Ali, I couldn’t stop obviously. Not cool, but it happened. The more important things happened during the 95 minutes.

“Immediately after the game I apologised to [Everton boss] Marco Silva when we spoke to each other.”

Silva said he did not hear an apology from Klopp, and added: “To be honest I didn’t see (Klopp’s run). I don’t know what he did and the way he did it. ”

Origi admits his added-time winner was one of the most crucial he has scored for the club. The Belgium international, making his first appearance at Anfield since May 2017 after spending last season on loan at Wolfsburg, said: “It was a crucial goal, one of the most crucial I have scored for Liverpool, so it was special.

“You could see the emotion of the fans and the coach and the players, so we celebrated all together.”

The FA also announced yesterday that it had granted Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge additional time to respond to a charge of breaching betting rules. He now has until 6pm on 11 February next year.