Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, accused by the FA of having accused referee Kevin Friend of partiality

Jurgen Klopp was accused by the FA for his comments on referee Kevin Friend after the 1-1 draw from Liverpool to West Ham.

The federation wrote to Klopp the day after his match at the London Stadium to ask him for his comments on an interview with Sky Sports; Friend and his touchline badistant had not spotted James Milner who was offside in the prospect of Sadio Mane's goal.

Klopp, involved in an animated exchange with Manuel Pellegrini, coach of West Ham, after the match, said: "I think the referee was aware at half-time … he knew it well at half-time and then you made many strange decisions. & # 39;

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp may be banned after being charged by the FA

Klopp was livid with referee Kevin Friend after the 1-1 draw between Liverpool and West Ham

When Klopp faced the print media later that evening, his tone was different and he was very contrite. at that time, he had witnessed some resumptions of Mane's goal.

After reviewing the response from the Liverpool manager, the FA felt there was sufficient reason to sue Klopp and he has until 6 pm Monday to submit his appeal.

The FA issued a statement in which it claimed to have questioned the integrity of the match official.

"Jurgen Klopp has been accused today of breaking the E3 rule of the FA.

Klopp suggested the referee to catch up with Sadio Mane's goal in the first period.

It is alleged that his comments during an interview after the match after the Liverpool league match against West Ham United on February 4, 2019 had violated Rule E3 (1), to the extent that they involved the integrity of the match umpire and / or implicit bias.

"He has 18 hours on February 18, 2019 to answer the charge."

This is the second time in three months that Klopp finds himself in hot water. In December, he was fined for entering the field of play when he ran on the field to celebrate Divock Origi's winning goal against Everton.

The German quickly admitted that he was wrong and was fined £ 8,000, insisting that he would not make the same mistake again. At this point, however, nothing indicates how fast Klopp will respond to this accusation.