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Jurgen Klopp has been charged by the FA for his comments after the Liverpool draw at West Ham

Jurgen Klopp has been charged by the FA for his comments on Liverpool's 1-1 draw against West Ham on 4 February.

Klopp criticized referee Kevin Friend during the second half of the match at London Stadium, which saw Michail Antonio's first strike cancel Sadio Mane's first goal.

James Milner was clearly offside in preparing for Mane's goal, but the officials missed him.

James Milner was offside in preparation for Liverpool's first game against West Ham

Klopp suggested that this had influenced Friend's decision making in the second half, after he had been informed of the half-time refereeing error.

Liverpool boss said Sky sports"We had good times crossing the channels and scoring the goal, which I was told offside. That explains a bit of the second half, because I think the referee was aware in the middle -time.

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Jurgen Klopp's interview after the match, after the 1-1 draw from Liverpool to West Ham, which earned him a charge for the FA

"He already knew it at half-time, and then you witnessed a lot of strange situations – they were not decisive, but only rhythm breakers, which obviously did not help us.

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"If I made a mistake in the first half, I do not want to dig further as a human being."

Klopp was involved in a lively discussion with West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini following the full-time whistle, before going into the field to comment with Friend.

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Jurgen Klopp exchanged lively words with Manuel Pellegrini and referee Kevin Friend after the Liverpool draw in West Ham.

The German has now been convicted of a violation of Rule E3 of the FA, which prohibits the questioning of the integrity of an official.

The FA said in a statement: "It is alleged that his comments during a post-match interview following the Liverpool league match against West Ham United on February 4, 2019 violated rule E3 (1). , to the extent that they implicated the integrity of the match umpire and / or implicit bias ".

Klopp has until 18 hours on February 18 to respond to the charge.

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