Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been charged by the Football Association following his sending-off during his side's 1-0 win against Manchester City.
Jurgen Klopp Photo: AFP
Klopp was dismissed after berating a referee's assistant when a foul was not given for a challenge on Mohamed Salah.
The incident came on a weekend where Merseyside Youth League games were postponed amid ongoing issues with referee abuse.
Klopp apologised for his reaction in his post-match comments.
"Something snapped in that situation, I'm not proud of that. I deserved a red card, and the way I looked in this moment is not right," the German admitted.
Klopp has been charged with a breach of FA rule E3, which covers "comments which are improper, which bring the game into disrepute, which are threatening, abusive, indecent or insulting".
The 55-year-old has until Friday to respond to the charge and will be allowed to take his place in the dugout for Liverpool's home game against West Ham on Wednesday.
Following the win over City, Klopp said he went to see to referee Anthony Taylor and "spoke completely calmly" about how he felt the match unfolded.
Following the incident, a referees' charity called for an inquiry into the touchline behaviour of managers.
"People mimic what they see on TV," said Ref Support UK CEO Martin Cassidy.
"When you see world recognised figures behaving like that, it is then replicated by people in youth football and perpetuates the idea that it is OK to do it," he added.
Meanwhile Manchester United have been charged by the Football Association after their players surrounded referee Craig Pawson during their game against Newcastle earlier this week.
United's players reacted angrily after Pawson disallowed a Cristiano Ronaldo goal during the 0-0 draw at Old Trafford.
The referee included the incident in his report on the match.
United "failed to ensure its players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion", according to the FA charge.
The Manchester United players surrounded Pawson when he ruled Newcastle had not taken a free-kick before Ronaldo raced up to nick possession away from goalkeeper Nick Pope and tap into an empty net, believing defender Fabian Schar had rolled it to his team-mate.
However Pawson disallowed the goal, and booked Ronaldo as he led his team-mates' angry reaction to the decision.
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