Despite the English Football Association accusing him of misconduct after he became irate with the referee’s assistant during the victory over Manchester City early last week, Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp anticipates that he will be on the bench against Nottingham Forest on Saturday in the Premier League.
Following his altercation with the referee when Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah was denied a free kick at Anfield minutes before the game’s conclusion, Klopp was shown the red card.
The English Federation gave him till Friday to answer to the charge. Without going into specifics, Klopp told reporters on Friday: “We followed the natural procedures.” I anticipate sitting on the sidelines right now, but I’m not sure for sure.
We don’t fully understand the procedure (the Disciplinary Committee of the English Federation), but we have enough individuals who are familiar with it, and we have taken all the necessary steps, he continued.
With victories over West Ham United and the league’s defending champions City, Liverpool has found its strength once more and has moved up to seventh place with 16 points after ten games.
Despite the newly promoted coach Steve Cooper squad, Klopp thinks that the Forest stadium is a challenging place to visit because the ranking is only off by one victory this season.
The mood will be fantastic, he continued.
They were really confident when we last faced them (in the FA Cup last season). We established a squad because we felt this way.
This season’s situation is different, but because of how passionately they will now battle for everything, the confrontation will be more challenging. Midfielder Nabi Keita, defender Etihadima Konati, and forward Darwin Nunez, who has registered, all anticipated to return to group training the following week.
He sustains a muscular injury in front of West Ham, and Klopp will later decide whether he will play against Forest. The German coach stated, “(Nunez) is one of the cases that we need to look at since he did not hurt but felt something, and I’m not sure if he still feels it today. We’ll see what the medical team tells me.
Klopp responds to the FA’s allegations.
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