Get our LFC newsletter for the best Reds coverage Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up now Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admitted he will learn after he accepted a misconduct charge from the Football Association yesterday. The Reds boss was fined £45,000 for comments he made about referee Kevin Friend after Liverpool's 1-1 draw with West Ham in February. Klopp was accused of questioning the integrity of Friend when he suggested the referee's decisions had been influenced by Sadio Mane's offside goal. When questioned on why he accepted the charge in today's press conference, Klopp was reluctant to discuss the topic. Read every word from Jurgen Klopp's pre-Manchester United press conference HERE "I will not make any comments about that because comments are pretty expensive so that's the story," said Klopp. "I have nothing to say." It is the second charge Klopp has received this season after he was punished for his celebrations in Liverpool's 1-0 Merseyside derby victory over Everton in December. Klopp ran onto the pitch and hugged goalkeeper Alisson after Divock Origi netted Liverpool's dramatic 96th minute winner. (Image: Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images) "It's the second time I get charged for something," continued Klopp. "In Germany, it was much more often when I was younger and altogether it's not that much money wise so that's how it is. I will learn!" Ahead of Liverpool's trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United on Sunday, the German also spoke about Fabinho's role in the squad after he dropped into centre back for the Champions League last-16 tie against Bayern Munich earlier this week. It was the third time the Brazilian had started in the centre of Liverpool's defence with injuries and suspensions hampering all four of Klopp's first team central defenders since the beginning of 2019. The Liverpool manager praised the summer signing's ability to play in both positions - but admitted that the no.3 will be used primarily in midfield. "It's brilliant to have him as an option for both positions," said Klopp. "His natural position is in midfield but he can play the centre half. It makes him an unbelievably valuable player for us. "We knew last year that we would lose Emre Can who is a similar profile so it was so important. "It was always the plan that we have him for that as well but with four centre halves we didn't think that we would have to use him there. But he can play the position obviously and that's really good. "That helps us a lot and we will see what happens in the future but I think he is a midfielder and we will use him most of the time in that position." (Image: Peter Byrne/PA Wire) However, Klopp refused to rule out the possibility of Fabinho lining up at the heart of the Liverpool defence against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side this weekend as he welcomed the options he now has available to him going into the game. "It's the first time that we have since, I don't know how many weeks, that we have to make a choice between midfielders, full backs, even centre-halves if I think about Fabinho again in that position," he added. "I could make a decision about it so that's good."<doc-sep>Jurgen Klopp has been fined £45,000 after accepting a Football Association charge for questioning the integrity of a match official. Klopp was punished for making remarks about referee Kevin Friend in the aftermath of Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with West Ham on February 4. The Liverpool manager admitted breaking the rules. Klopp suggested Friend favoured West Ham in the second half of the fixture having realised an error was made when Liverpool’s opening goal – scored by Sadio Mane – was allowed despite offside in the build-up. “I think the referee knew at half-time. He knew for sure at half-time and then you saw a lot of strange decisions,” said Klopp.<doc-sep>Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been charged by the FA for comments he made about the officiating in their 1-1 draw against West Ham. Klopp felt that the referee, Kevin Friend, was making up for a mistake he made in the first half by giving decisions in West Ham's favour after the break. "I heard our goal was offside, I'm pretty sure the ref knew that in the second half," said the Liverpool manager after the 4 February match. "In 50-50 situations or 60-40, it was always a free-kick for the other team, which was hard and did not make life easy." An FA statement read: "It is alleged that comments he made in a post-match interview following Liverpool’s league game against West Ham United on 4 February 2019 breached Rule E3(1) as they questioned the integrity of the match referee and/or implied bias." Klopp has until 18:00 on Monday 18 February to respond. Liverpool's Premier League title race run-in Show all 8 1 /8 Liverpool's Premier League title race run-in Liverpool's Premier League title race run-in Liverpool's Premier League title race run-in The title run-in will be crucial and The Independent have assessed every remaining league fixture for Liverpool. Getty Liverpool's Premier League title race run-in Match 32: Tottenham (H) – Sunday March 31, 4.30pm – Live on Sky Sports Tottenham’s visit to Anfield will prove another real hurdle for Liverpool to overcome despite the Merseyside team having only suffered one defeat to Spurs since 2012. 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Getty Images The German manager accepted an £8,000 fine and was warned by the FA about his future behaviour for running onto the pitch and celebrating Divovk Origi's bizarre last-minute winning goal against Everton. Recommended Keita and Mane urge Werner to join Liverpool After the derby in December he said that fines are to be expected when rules are broken. "That's what rules are for. I couldn't avoid it" he said in December. "If you break the rules you have to be fined for it. "If there was no rule then managers would constantly celebrate on the pitch. I don't think anyone thought it was massively wrong."<doc-sep>
Jurgen Klopp has been charged by the FA over comments he made about the officiating in Liverpool's 1-1 draw with West Ham on February 4. Klopp was critical of referee Kevin Friend's decision making in the second half of the game at the London Stadium, which saw Michail Antonio first-half strike cancel out Sadio Mane's opening goal. James Milner was clearly offside in the build-up to Mane's goal but the officials missed it. Image: James Milner was offside in the build-up to Liverpool's opener against West Ham Klopp suggested that influenced Friend's decision-making in the second half, after he had been made aware of the officiating error at half-time. The Liverpool boss told Sky Sports: "We had good moments, coming through the channels and scored the goal, which I've now been told is offside. This explains a little bit the second half, because I think the referee knew at half-time. 4:56 Jurgen Klopp's post-match interview after Liverpool's 1-1 draw at West Ham which earned him an FA charge "He knew it for sure at half-time, and then you saw a lot of strange situations. They were not decisive but just rhythm breakers. That obviously didn't help us. Live Renault Super Sunday "If I've made a mistake in the first half, I don't want to open the gap even more as a human being." Klopp was involved in a heated discussion with West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini following the full-time whistle and then went onto the pitch to remonstrate with Friend. 0:39 Jurgen Klopp exchanged heated words with both Manuel Pellegrini and referee Kevin Friend after Liverpool’s draw at West Ham Klopp has now been found to be in breach of FA Rule E3, which prohibits questioning an official's integrity. The FA said in a statement: "It is alleged that comments he made in a post-match interview following Liverpool's league game against West Ham United on 4 February 2019 breached Rule E3(1) as they questioned the integrity of the match referee and/or implied bias." Klopp has until 6pm on February 18 to respond to the charge. The German has already been punished by the FA this season. He was fined £8,000 for running onto the Anfield pitch to celebrate Divock Origi's stoppage-time winning goal against Everton in December. Klopp admitted an improper conduct charge.