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Liverpool boss Klopp blasts Choudhury: Not the first time

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp believes Leicester City midfielder Hamza Choudhury should have been sent off for his tackle on Mohamed Salah.

Salah was forced off minutes before the the end of the Reds' dramatic 2-1 Premier League win at Anfield on Saturday after being caught on the left ankle by a poor challenge from Choudhury.

“It was just a challenge which I really don't understand," said the Reds boss. “I don't understand how he can do it, because the ball is far away.

“The player is in full sprint, to bring him down without the ball around, for me there is only one colour card. I might be the only one who sees it like this, but it is dangerous as hell.

“I don't want to cause the boy any problems but he has to calm down. It's not the first time. He's a super player, he's had super development at Leicester, but these kind of challenges... no.

“It's not an obvious one where everyone says it's a red. But from a football point of view, the ball is not a close, I don't know how it cannot be (a red card)."

Asked if it was the kind of challenge that cause injury, Klopp added: “I don't have to be a football manager, I only need two eyes to see that. You don't need to be educated."

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