Vincent Kompany hit with Arsenal ban as Burnley boss blames Jurgen Klopp after Liverpool loss
Burnley manager Vincent Kompany will serve a touchline ban when his side faces Arsenal next week.
The Gunners will travel to Turf Moor next Saturday in the Premier League, after facing West Ham at the London Stadium this weekend. Mikel Arteta's team kept their title hopes alive with a victory over Liverpool last week and will be looking for further wins in the coming days.
Saturday saw Burnley lose 3-1 to Liverpool at Anfield. Dara O'Shea scored a header for the Clarets, but further headers from Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez saw all three points remain on Merseyside.
Kompany was handed a yellow card by referee Tim Robinson in the second half. As a result, the former Manchester City captain will serve a one-game touchline suspension which will come against Arsenal next weekend.
After the game, Kompany expressed his frustration with the decision from the referee to book him.
Kompany partly blamed Jurgen Klopp for the caution, with the Liverpool manager also receiving a yellow card in the game from Robinson. Klopp received a booking for his reaction to Liverpool not receiving a penalty for a challenge on Diogo Jota.
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«I think I got booked because I should have paid attention to the fact that Jurgen Klopp got booked,» Kompany told reporters on Saturday, via theLiverpool Echo. «Because then all I think the referee did was [he] just went looking for me.»
«I opened my arms out which I have done exactly that in many games,» Kompany added. «Then all of a sudden the card comes out. Out of nothing.
»Now I am suspended for the next game. I should
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