Why Jurgen Klopp was once fuming with the referee who sent Ryan Gravenberch off during Liverpool vs Man City

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Liverpool’s defeat against Manchester City on Sunday could have been a very different game had Chris Kavanagh chosen not to give Ryan Gravenberch a second yellow card.Gravenberch had been the game’s best player up until the 62nd minute, when Kavanagh decided that his coming together with Jeremy Doku deserved another booking and a red card. After failing to intervene in a Moises Caicedo tackle which injured Gravenberch during the 2024 Carabao Cup final, Kavanagh felt the fury of then Reds boss Jurgen Klopp.FULL TIME Give us your INSTANT REACTION as Liverpool lose 3-0 to Man City 😡 Klopp said Kavanagh was ‘not at the level’ in 2024Klopp loved the 2024 Carabao Cup final, even declaring the match to have been his favourite at the club as an injury-hit, youthful Liverpool team overran Chelsea at Wembley.The already existing fitness issues were made even worse before the half-hour mark, when Gravenberch went down under a nasty challenge from Caicedo.

The Reds’ midfielder ended up being stretchered off, but Kavanagh did not even blow for a foul at the time.Despite his team winning the game in dramatic circumstances, Klopp did not forget the referee’s decision, and chose to make a point of it at full-time, even as he celebrated another trophy win.“There were two teams who were fighting extremely hard and the referee didn’t have the level of the game. That’s how it is, I’m sorry for that, make a story of that, but everybody saw that,” the former Liverpool manager told Sky Sports.

READ MORE: Andoni Iraola urged to start Liverpool youngster in the Champions League on Wednesday in ‘obvious’ change“It [Caiceido’s tackle that injured Gravenberch] was not even a foul. Nevertheless, Klopp was right to point out Kavanagh’s mistake.