For his comment against center referee, Paul Tierney in the match Liverpool versus Tottenham Hotspurs at Anfield, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been given a two-match touchline suspension by the Football Association.
Tottenham came back from 3-0 down to equalize Liverpool 3-3 before Diogo Jota scored a dying Minute winner to secure all three points for the Reds.
The ban will see Klopp miss the Reds‘ final home game of the season against Aston Villa, with the second game suspended until the end of next season.
The FA’s verdict levied Klopp with a two-match ban, but the second match of said ban is suspended on the condition that the manager can avoid any further breaches of the FA’s Rule E3 through the end of the upcoming 2023-24 season.
If Klopp avoids any further charges through the end of next season, then, he will only be sidelined for Saturday’s game. If he faces a similar charge next season, the second game of the touchline ban will automatically kick in.
The Liverpool manager was also fined £75k as part of the ruling, which will mean assistant Pepijn Lijnders is on charge in the bench for Saturday’s afternoon kickoff as this team say their goodbyes to the Anfield faithful.
Jurgen Klopp will not be on the sideline when Liverpool face already relegated Southampton on the last match day of the season.