Jurgen Klopp and Sean Dyche engaged in a heated exchange following Liverpool's 3-1 defeat of Burnley at Turf Moor on Wednesday during which Joe Gomez had to be stretchered off due to injury.
Per Alex Richards of the Mirror, the German manager spent much of the second half talking to fourth official Mike Dean, and Dyche was "furious with Klopp" for attempting to influence the refereeing of the game. Klopp made it clear in his press conference he was trying to protect his players:
"I said to the referee after the first sliding tackle [made] over six or seven yards, when he got the ball and everyone liked it: 'Please, tell them they cannot do that.