Brighton manager De Zerbi backs Jurgen Klopp following disallowed goal against Tottenham

Last week, Klopp was furious with the referee and VAR’s decision to rule out Diaz’s goal for offside against Tottenham.

The Reds later asked for the audio conversation between the VAR and the referee which was later released to the public.

De Zerbi has now spoken about the incident last week and has defended the Liverpool manager for his reaction against the disallowed goal.

The referees' organisation, PGMOL, issued an apology to De Zerbi's team four times last season due to VAR mistakes.

De Zerbi stated that he has no issues with the Liverpool manager's response to the incident at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, including the request that the match be replayed, ahead of today's Premier League visit by the Reds.

According to reports from Daily Mail, De Zerbi said, “Klopp is always right for me and I can understand him. 

“Because I felt a lot of times in my time in England what he felt last week. I think last season we lost six, eight points for refereeing mistakes and this season we received another email excuse after [Brighton's 6-1 defeat] Villa Park. 

“But this is the way. I think we will receive a lot of emails this year as well.”

De Zerbi was given two red cards himself last season for insulting referees, but he claims to have learnt to control his temper and that any further annoyances will be directed at the VAR equipment.

He said, “I'm becoming a very good man on the bench. I'm not contesting any decision of the referee, but I'm not asleep either. 

“At Villa Park I watched everything, I saw the second goal was offside. We have a screen on the bench and in the future, I think I can break the screen.”