The euphoria and passion with which Jurgen Klopp experiences Liverpool games always pushes him to the limit in every way, and even more so when his team was getting one of the best results of the season by beating Manchester City with Mohamed Salah's solitary goal, causing the German tactician to claim every play for and against him to the point of being sent off by the central referee, actions which upset the manager by making an inappropriate hand gesture.
The tension of the final minutes combined with the adrenaline of a game still to be decided took its toll on the effusive Liverpool manager who lost his head and was sent off by referee Anthony Taylor. That sending off may well have been a major incident because of the way Klopp took it, as the German's complaints included an obscene insult with his hand, a situation that could cost him some kind of sanction in addition to the one he already has with the red card.
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It is not unusual for the German coach to be seen arguing strongly with the referees in several games this season, with Klopp knowing how to control his emotions and his way of expressing himself in the vast majority of games, but in some others he gets carried away and is sent off, which also happened once as Borussia Dortmund manager on matchday 1 of the Champions League in 2013.
With a two-match red card, the Reds boss will miss the games against West Ham in midweek and Nottingham Forest next Saturday, watching from the sidelines as the pair of fixtures could serve as stepping stones for him to reach the last four of those places that give tickets to European competitions, setting him on course for the final stretch of the World Cup break in November and part of December.
Despite Klopp's mistake in getting himself sent off, the Reds boss has become a nightmare for Manchester City and Pep Guardiola, as in addition to having a positive run of form even when they are at their best, the German coach can boast a positive record every time he plays the Spaniard, winning eleven games to just eight defeats.
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