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Tottenham boss Mourinho accuses Klopp and Liverpool bench trying to get Lo Celso sent off

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has taken fresh aim at Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp and his staff after defeat at Anfield.

The two managers exchanged heated words following Liverpool's dramatic late 2-1 win over Tottenham, and Mourinho criticised Klopp's actions during the match, saying: "If I behave the same way he does on the touchline, I do not stay there."

Early in the second half of the encounter Spurs midfielder Giovani Lo Celso was booked for a late challenge on Andy Robertson, and he was replaced by Lucas Moura just ten minutes later.

Mourinho said he felt he had no choice but to make the change due to the amount of pressure Klopp and his staff were putting on the referee.

"With this yellow card and the behaviour of these guys they have on the touchline, putting incredible pressure on referees I feared for a possible second yellow card," he said.

"And Gio was playing exactly in front of their bench in an area that very dangerous. So I was afraid of the yellow card and I had to take him off."

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