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Ex-England striker demands 10-match ban for Liverpool boss Klopp

Chris Sutton believes the FA should make an example of Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.

The German was sent off during his side's game against Manchester City at the weekend, which they won 1-0.

Klopp shouted at assistant referee Gary Beswick in the closing stages of the game, earning himself a dismissal.

Pundit Sutton feels that Klopp should not be let off with a warning or small fine, even if he has since apologised for the incident.

"Klopp has since acknowledged he was in the wrong, which is all he can do. But if we want managers to stop behaving in this way, the onus is on the FA to make sure the punishments are enough of a deterrent," he wrote in his Mail Online column.

"Klopp will be on the touchline against West Ham tonight and that's wrong. If we want to stamp out this sort of behaviour, immediate bans are a must.

"They should miss three games, six games, maybe even 10 if we truly want to drive home that this behaviour is unacceptable.

"We see managers speak after matches and hold back in their criticism — the classic Jose Mourinho : 'If I speak I'm in big trouble' — but they're less controlled when in their technical area. They are role models and need to remember that. If they forget, ban them. That'll soon instill it in their minds."

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