Chelsea will NOT punish boss Frank Lampard over telling Jurgen Klopp to ‘f*** off’ in a heated touchline outburst before calling Liverpool ‘arrogant’
- Frank Lampard repeatedly told opposite number Jurgen Klopp to ‘f*** off’
- The Chelsea and Liverpool managers became embroiled in a huge touchline row
- It stemmed from a Chelsea foul in the first-half, leading to the Reds’ second goal
- Chelsea will reportedly not take any action against the manager for his outburst
Chelsea will reportedly not take any action against manager Frank Lampard for his expletive-laden rant on the touchline against Liverpool on Wednesday.
Footage has emerged which shows the moment the Chelsea boss lost his cool and exploded into a heated, foul-mouthed argument with Jurgen Klopp and the Liverpool bench, repeatedly telling his counterpart to ‘f*** off’.
The confrontation arose following a Chelsea foul which led to Liverpool’s second goal, but as first reported by The Times, there will be no punishment from Chelsea towards Lampard for his outburst.
*Warning – explicit language in video below*
Footage emerged showing the extent of Frank Lampard’s rant towards the Liverpool bench
Lampard was livid after a foul was given but will not face any disciplinary action from his club
Lampard was feeling the pressure with his side trailing at Anfield following Naby Keita’s opener and saw the red mist descend when a foul was given on the edge of the Chelsea area.
The Blues boss immediately began to boil over at the referee’s decision, and responded immediately after hearing murmurings from the Liverpool section of the dug-out.
‘How is that a foul? There’s no foul there,’ Lampard shouted, taking steps towards Liverpool boss Klopp before the fourth official intervened.
‘Sit down then,’ Lampard could be heard barking at the German, before getting more irate as Klopp gestured a calm down motion with his outstretched arms.
Lampard was critical of the behaviour of some of Liverpool’s backroom staff after the foul
Lampard then turned his attention to Liverpool’s No.2 Pep Lijnders, as Klopp could be heard slowly repeating: ‘calm down, calm down.’
‘If he’s going off at me I’ll f****** say something,’ Lampard appeared to reply sharply to Klopp, while pointing an outstretched arm towards the seated Lijnders.
The Chelsea manager could then be seen pacing away in the opposite direction, before turning on his heels and once more getting embroiled in confrontation.
Pointing at his own substitute’s bench and then back towards the Liverpool dug-out, Lampard looked to be addressing Klopp’s assistant Lijnders directly.
‘It’s not a f****** foul, I’m not asking you!’ barked Lampard, before Klopp could finally be seen to lose his own temper and scream a high-pitched ‘hey’ back at the Chelsea man.
‘You can f*** off and all,’ Lampard appeared to say, with the adrenaline pumping. ‘You think you can give it the big one, f*** off.’
The officials quickly intervened between the two managers to take Lampard away from the situation, before he offered his final words to Klopp regarding the Liverpool bench: ‘Tell them to have respect, sit down,’ he added.