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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been fined £30,000 ($38,000), the Football Association said on Thursday. However, Klopp has escaped a touchline ban following a red card received during the Reds’ match against Manchester City earlier this month. Notably, the Liverpool manager was sent off for confronting referee Anthony Taylor. The German was not happy about Taylor’s decision to not penalise City’s Bernardo Silva for a challenge on Mohamed Salah.
Although Klopp admitted that he went over the top as he got carried away in emotions, the Football Association took the matter seriously. Now, Klopp has been found guilty of improper conduct by an independent panel and handed a £30,000 ($34,000) fine. However, FA could lodge an appeal against that decision once it receives the written reasons from the panel.
"Jurgen Klopp has been fined £30,000 for breaching FA Rule E3 during Liverpool FC's Premier League match against Manchester City FC on Sunday 16 October. The manager accepted his behaviour during the 86th minute was improper, and an independent regulatory commission imposed his sanction during a hearing. This sanction is subject to appeal by either Jurgen Klopp or the FA following receipt of the independent regulatory commission's written reasons,” said FA in a statement.
This is not the first time Klopp has been involved in such an incident. In February last year, Klopp was fined £45,000 after accepting an FA charge for questioning the integrity of referee Kevin Friend and implying bias after a 1-1 draw with West Ham.
Coming to Liverpool’s performance in the 2022-23 Premier League, the Reds are placed in the eighth position in the points table having won four out of eleven games played so far. Liverpool have drawn four games and lost three matches. They lost their last match 0-1 to Nottingham Forest but will have a chance to earn points as they face Leeds United on Saturday (29 October).
