The coach of Liverpool, Jurgen Kloppsaid there was no point in complaining to Premier League referees as it was like talking to a microwave, with the German furious at the performance of the referees in their 3-1 defeat at Brentford on Monday.
Klopp said Brentford were “playing on the edge” with their pushing and holding, especially from set pieces, and thought Bryan Mbeumo’s third goal should have been disallowed for a previous foul.
Asked if he had spoken to match officials on the matter, Klopp told beIN Sports: “Yes, but actually it’s exactly the same as I would talk to my microwave, you don’t really get an answer. It’s always the same.”
“Before the season they gave us advice that the players have to be careful in these moments because the referees will be attentive. But you see that in these games almost everything is allowed, they always play on the limit.”
Virgil van Dijk was one of three Liverpool players to come off at half-time, but Klopp confirmed that the defender was substituted for a nuisance, while the other two, Harvey Elliott and Konstantinos Tsimikas, were for tactical reasons. .
“Virgil felt the muscle a bit and said it was fine, and he’s a very good judge of this kind of thing. But he didn’t want to take any chances,” Klopp said. “The physios were very happy when I said we weren’t taking advantage. It wasn’t an injury, he just felt the intensity.”
Liverpool remain sixth in the league, four points behind fourth-placed Manchester United, who have played a game less.
Source: La Verdad
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