The FA accuses Klopp for his "prejudices" on the comments of the West Ham referee



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Date of publication: Wednesday 13 February 2019 7h12

Jurgen Klopp The Football Association has been accusing him of referee Kevin Friend after the Premier League match between Liverpool and West Ham last week.

Klopp hinted after the 1-1 draw on Monday, February 4, Friend's performance was affected by an badistant referee's mistake in scoring the goal for Sadio Mane.

Mane's opener held up well despite his Reds teammate James Milner being clearly offside.

Klopp told Sky Sports: "As a human being, if I know I've made a big mistake in the first period, I do not want to dig any further.

"The referees are obviously human beings, and I understand it, but I did not do it during the match because I did not know that our goal was offside."

A statement from the FA reads as follows: "Jurgen Klopp has been accused today of breaking the E3 rule of the FA.

"It is alleged that his comments at a post-match interview following the Liverpool match against West Ham United on February 4, 2019 had violated rule E3 (1) to the extent that they called into question the The integrity of the match umpire and / or his implicit bias.

"It has until 18h on February 18, 2019 to respond to the charge."

Mane opened the scoring in the 22nd minute but Michail Antonio tied for West Ham six minutes later.


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