Vincent Kompany blames Jurgen Klopp after being hit with Arsenal touchline ban in Liverpool loss
Burnley manager Vincent Kompany has partly blamed Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp for his touchline ban in their upcoming match against Arsenal. He believes he was given a yellow card during Burnley's 3-1 defeat to Liverpool because Klopp had already upset the referee, Tim Robinson.
The match saw Dara O'Shea's header equalise Diogo Jota's goal for Liverpool before Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez scored in the second half, putting Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table.
Kompany thinks that the referee was eager to give him a yellow card to even things out after cautioning Klopp. This is the third time Kompany has been booked this season, which means he will be banned from the touchline when Burnley play Arsenal next Saturday.
Kompany said: "I think I got booked because I should have paid attention to the fact that Jurgen Klopp got booked because then all I think the referee did was just went looking for me."
He added: "I opened my arms out which I have done exactly that in many games. Then all of a sudden the card comes out. Out of nothing. Now I am suspended for the next game. I should have known it was just a way to balance it out and it doesn't make sense, but hey, we have to keep going. No sulking."
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Klopp shared his thoughts on getting a yellow card, saying: "It was emotional, definitely. Imagine in this game and the referee has a blue card available? It would have been the wild west. There were so many yellow cards today."
"I had no clue why Vincent Kompany got it. I lost it in that situation so fine, give me a yellow card. As long
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