The Italian manager continued to protest after being booked, before Klopp intervened and attempted to calm him down.
"I just saw if I am in a moment like this, there's a moment of no going back that appears.
"I think he was close to that and then I tried to calm him down.
I think he wanted a penalty..."Asked about the incident, De Zerbi told reporters: "I love Klopp and he can do what he wants, because I have big respect for him and I consider him as one of the best coaches in the world," De Zerbi told reporters.
I told the referee, I think in a good way, what I thought."
Persons:
Juergen Klopp, Roberto de Zerbi, De Zerbi, Anthony Taylor, Kaoru Mitoma's, Virgil van Dijk, Klopp, Aadi Nair, Michael Perry
Organizations:
Liverpool, Brighton & Hove Albion, League, Brighton, Thomson
Locations:
Bengaluru