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Mourinho happy with referee's decision to not send off Klopp

The Manchester United manager did not want to see his Liverpool counterpart ejected for leaving his technical area on Saturday

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho defended Jurgen Klopp after the Liverpool manager left his technical area to fume at defender Dejan Lovren on Saturday.

Klopp charged down the Old Trafford touch line to berate Lovren late in his side's 2-1 defeat.

The German avoided being sent off by Craig Pawson, and Mourinho praised the referee for his decision.

"Probably you are not expecting my answer — I'm happy with the decision," Mourinho said during his post-match news conference.