Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is set for another unwelcome reunion with Paul Tierney this weekend as the official has been put on VAR duty for the Reds’ match against Wolves. Klopp was given a two-match ban for his tirade against Tierney in Liverpool’s dramatic 4-3 win over Tottenham at the end of last season.
The Liverpool manager was furious with Tierney as he questioned whether the referee had an agenda against the Merseyside outfit. He said after the match: “I really don’t know what he has against us. He has said there [are] no problems but that cannot be true?
“How he looks at me, I don’t understand it. In England nobody has to clarify these situations, it’s really tricky and hard to understand.”
Klopp later retracted his comments, conceding Tierney didn’t have an agenda against him. But Tierney’s first match officiating a Liverpool match after that incident came earlier this season in their clash with Bournemouth.
Tierney was on VAR duty for that match and he failed to overturn Alexis Mac Allister’s harsh red card, despite the midfielder later having his ban rescinded following an appeal. And the 42-year-old from Greater Manchester will be back working in Stockley Park for another Liverpool match this weekend.
He’s been named as the Video Assistant Referee for Liverpool’s clash with Wolves, with Michael Oliver taking charge on the pitch.
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Klopp had come to blows with Tierney before Liverpool’s match against Tottenham in April earlier this year. The German coach was furious with Tierney during Liverpool’s eventful 2-2 draw with Spurs back in December 2021.
Klopp saw red when Tierney opted against sending Harry Kane off for a nasty challenge on Andy Robertson. He was caught on camera shouting: โI have no problems with any referees, only you. You have never played football.โ
Robertson later had a yellow card upgraded to a red after a VAR review while Emerson Royal was fortunate not to give a penalty away for a tackle on Diogo Jota.
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