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Jurgen Klopp unsure if touchline ban should have come his way

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he does not know if he should have been given a touchline ban for his behaviour during the victory over Manchester City earlier this month.Klopp was red-carded late on in the 1-0 win at Anfield on 16 October after directing angry protests at referee Anthony Taylor and his assistant over no foul being given for a challenge on Mohamed Salah by Bernardo Silva.On Thursday the Football Association announced the German, having accepted his behaviour was "improper", had been handed a £30,000 fine over the incident by an independent panel, but he avoided a touchline ban.The FA may choose to appeal that decision once it receives the written reasons from the panel.Asked on Friday if he felt it was a fair punishment, Klopp told a press conference: "I know what I said, and I know that saying that, but from a further distance and with a different face, it would have been completely fine.

I said 'how can you not, how can you not?'"I think the most expensive face, I'm not sure in the world, but at least here. I think it's a lot of money but I heard it will be invested for something good, and that's fine."Should I have got a ban?

I don't know. I never was in the situation, I never had a red card, I didn't ever have a yellow card as far as I know."I'm the wrong person that you should ask.

I have no idea about what the usual things are. I had a touchline ban years ago in the Champions League with (Borussia) Dortmund, very similar situation, but obviously the Champions League is slightly different."I'm not happy or relieved or whatever.

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