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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp (Reuters)
Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp mentioned Brentford have been “stretching the principles” with their pushing and holding of their Premier League loss
Liverpool supervisor Juergen Klopp mentioned there is no such thing as a level elevating complaints with Premier League referees as it’s like talking to a microwave, with the German left fuming by the officiating of their 3-1 defeat at Brentford on Monday.
Klopp mentioned Brentford have been “stretching the principles” with their pushing and holding, particularly at set-pieces, and thought Bryan Mbeumo’s third aim ought to have been dominated out for a foul.
When requested whether or not he had spoken to the match officers in regards to the subject, Klopp instructed beIN Sports activities: “Yeah, however really that’s precisely the identical as I’d discuss to my microwave, you get no response, actually. It’s all the time the identical.
“Earlier than the season they gave us recommendation that the gamers must watch out in these moments as a result of the refs may have an eye fixed on it. You see in these video games just about all the pieces is allowed, it’s all the time on the sting and they’re utilizing it.”
Virgil van Dijk was considered one of three Liverpool gamers to come back off at halftime however Klopp confirmed the defender was substituted as a result of a niggle, whereas the opposite two – Harvey Elliott and Konstantinos Tsimikas – have been for tactical causes.
“Virgil felt slightly bit the muscle and mentioned it’s superb, and he’s an excellent choose of those type of issues. However I didn’t need to take any dangers,” Klopp mentioned.
“The physios seemed fairly glad after I mentioned we don’t take dangers. It’s not an damage, he simply felt the depth.”
Liverpool stay sixth within the league, 4 factors behind fourth-placed Manchester United, who’ve performed a recreation much less.
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