 Jurgen Klopp had missed the incident (Image: Sky Sports) The Dutch coach had a baffled look on his face whilst Klopp, who had his back to the incident, turned round and raised his arms as if to question what had gone on. Tempers threatened to boil over but calmness was quickly restored with Klopp hugging members of Tottenham's staff whilst Conte and Lijnders also shared an embrace. Tottenham were able to rally in the second half with Harry Kane pulling one back for the hosts, who were looking to mount yet another comeback. They were unable to do so as they fell to a fourth league defeat of the season. Despite that Conte refused to blame his side and instead labelled the result as "unfair". The Tottenham boss and Pep Lijnders shared a hug after calm had been restored (Image: Sky Sports) Jurgen Klopp ensured tensions didn't boil over He told Sky Sports: "It is difficult to explain the defeat tonight, we deserved much more but also after the first half in the dressing room I was happy with the desire and what we did. We put a lot of pressure on Liverpool and were 2-0 down but we didn't know why. In the second half we played really well. Their goalkeeper made good saves and we hit the post and the crossbar. I think the result is unfair. "It is difficult to explain this type of game. For sure the performance was good. We ar){kind=link}
Tempers threatened to boil over during Liverpool’s win at Tottenham as Antonio Conte and Pep Lijnders clashed before Jurgen Klopp did his bit to calm the situation
Jurgen Klopp managed to calm tensions on the touchline by hugging members of the Tottenham staff during his side’s win.
Liverpool visited north London on Sunday afternoon and dominated the first half, scoring twice courtesy of Mohamed Salah’s smart finishes. Tottenham were looking to get back into the contest and Antonio Conte didn’t want to see his opposition waste any time.
The ball went out and bounced into the arms of Liverpool’s No 2 Pep Lijnders, who caught it. A new ball had been handed to a Tottenham player, ready to take the throw-in, and Conte rushed over to the opposition bench and knocked the ball out of Lijnders’ hand.
The Dutch coach had a baffled look on his face whilst Klopp, who had his back to the incident, turned round and raised his arms as if to question what had gone on. Tempers threatened to boil over but calmness was quickly restored with Klopp hugging members of Tottenham’s staff whilst Conte and Lijnders also shared an embrace.