Jurgen Klopp hits back at Ryan Mason after Diogo Jota”instant red card”complaint

Jurgen Klopp hits back at Ryan Mason after Diogo Jota”instant red card”complaint

Tottenham boss Ryan Mason was furious that Diogo Jota was not sent off before scoring for Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp has responded to his comments

Ryan Mason was absolutely furious that Diogo Jota was not sent off for this challenge on Oliver Skipp (

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Jurgen Klopp has hit back at Ryan Mason following his complaints that Diogo Jota should have been sent off before scoring a late winner for Liverpool as they beat Tottenham at Anfield.

Jota scored in the 94th minute to secure a 4-3 victory for Liverpool, but Mason was absolutely furious that he had not been sent off for a challenge on Oliver Skipp that left the midfielder with a cut above his eye.

“I’d like an explanation why it wasn’t a red card,” Mason fumed in his post-match press conference. “It was an instant red card. When you show studs, draw blood and create a gash, it ticks all the boxes. Listen, it’s decided the game because that player shouldn’t have been on the pitch.”

However, when Mason’s comments were put to Klopp, the Liverpool boss took a dig at Spurs’ style of play as he questioned why they don’t “play better football”, before claiming that Skipp should have been sent off himself before the incident with Jota because of a challenge he made on Luis Diaz.

“Ryan has to worry about other stuff,” Klopp told BBC Match of the Day when asked if Jota should have been sent off. “They’re such a good football team, Tottenham, they have to play better football.

“They can’t just counter-attack, they have to play better football with that team. Diogo Jota has the foot high but he’s not going for the head.

Jurgen Klopp hit back at Mason, criticising the way he set up his team