Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp has, on Friday, been officially sanctioned by the English Football Association.
The punishment comes on the back of Klopp’s behaviour during the Reds’ Premier League meeting with Manchester City last month.
En route to an eventual 1-0 triumph for his side, the German was dismissed from the sideline, after approaching assistant referee Gary Beswick in aggressive fashion.
This came after the latter failed to flag a blatant Bernardo Silva foul on Mohamed Salah late in proceedings.
“How can you not whistle that foul?”
Klopp was furious at Silva’s foul on Salah pic.twitter.com/TcP071D9Qz
— SPORF (@Sporf) October 18, 2022
An independent regulatory commission subsequently decided that Klopp’s transgression was worthy of only a fine of £30,000.
The FA, however, were left bemused by this decision, launching an ensuing appeal last week, in a bid to see Klopp more heavily punished.
As per a number of sources across the English media, Liverpool’s boss has been slapped with a one-match touchline ban.
Klopp, as a result, will be unable to take his place on the bench for the Merseysiders’ showdown with Southampton on Saturday afternoon, the club’s last before the upcoming World Cup break.
BREAKING 🚨: Jurgen Klopp has been handed a one-match touchline ban.
The FA successfully appealed against the decision to only fine him for confronting a match official during Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Man City on October 16. pic.twitter.com/8VR1r9yP5z
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) November 11, 2022
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