Jurgen Klopp responds to Erling Haaland’s punishment following Liverpool’s fine and ban
Erling Haaland was furious with referee Simon Hooper during Manchester City’s 3-3 draw with Tottenham Hotspur. Jurgen Klopp shares a laugh with Erling Haaland ahead of the Carabao Cup fourth round match between Manchester City and Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium on December 22, 2022. Jurgen Klopp says he is indifferent to Erling Haaland being handed a retrospective ban just as Virgil van Dijk was sent off at Newcastle. Haaland was furious on Sunday night as Manchester City drew 3-3 with Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad. The Norway international was furious that referee Simon Hooper refused to capitalize on his pass to Jack Grealish late in the game. The midfielder later tweeted the acronym and#039;wtfand#039; in response to the video of the incident, and it is said that the City striker could face punishment from the Football Association for the outburst. Van Dijk was fined £100,000 and given a further ban for his reaction to his dismissal at Newcastle in August, and some questioned whether Haaland could face a similar fate following his post-match frustrations. However, Klopp is not interested in the 14-goal scorer from the Premier League and City, despite the obvious advantage to Liverpool. andquot;I don’t know,andquot; Klopp said. andquot; In most years, no one would have recognized what Virgil said. [He said] and#039;H***** joke and#039; right? I have no idea what exactly Haaland said, I didn’t follow it. andquot;It is what it is. To be honest, I didn’t think twice about it when I heard about it, it wasn’t “oh we get it, they don’t”. As long as you are not emotionally attached, it is much easier to accept. in the heat of the moment is more difficult. They would probably think about it and I have no opinion on the outcome.andquot; Klopp also reiterated that Joel Matipand’s knee injury is a major possibility as the Reds await the results of scans after he was ruled out of Sunday’s 4-3 win over Fulham. He added: andquot;When the doctor comes in and says and#039; she doesn’t look good and#039; [we fear the worst] but we have to wait for the scan and the scan is not here yet. andquot;So you can imagine it doesn’t look good. It’s never good news [when a doctor says it]. I’ve never had it happen over the years where someone says, and#039;Oh my God, [the original injury diagnosis] is completely wrong and there’s nothing wrong with that, he can play tomorrow. #039; It won’t happen.andquot;