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WATCH: Ouch! Klopp pulls a hamstring as he celebrates Liverpool’s injury time winner against Tottenham

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The German coach raced towards the fourth official in jubilation but it proved costly as he appeared to clutch his leg while wincing in pain
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp appeared to pull his hamstring as he celebrated his team’s injury time winner against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

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The Reds raced into a 3-0 lead inside the first 15 minutes at Anfield against a Spurs team who had conceded six on their previous away outing at Newcastle last weekend but Ryan Mason's side fought back and thought they'd levelled the game when Richarlison equalised in injury time and thought he'd rescued an unlikely point.

But Liverpool roared straight back and found a winner deep into the added time, as Diogo Jota slotted the winner past Fraser Forster, sending Anfield into delirium and Klopp into wild celebrations on the bench after a 4-3 win was secured.

The German tactician then sprinted over to confront the fourth official and cheer in his face, and those celebrations seem to come at a cost, as it looked he may have pulled his hamstring in the midst of his jubilation.

Having seen Jota cooly seal the victory for Liverpool, Klopp raced up the touchline in wild celebrations. He then quickly slowed down and could be seen with his hand clutching the back of his left leg.

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The apparent muscle tweak come just seconds after the 55-year-old had aimed his celebrations at the fourth official, an act that earned Klopp a yellow card for his actions.

At the final whistle Klopp was seen limping down the Anfield tunnel and looks as though he could be an unlikely visitor to the Liverpool treatment room this week.

Liverpool took a three-minute lead against their rivals for a European place through Curtis Jones, before Luis Diaz and then a Mohamed Salah penalty put them in a commanding lead, just 15 minutes into the game.

Tottenham got themselves back into the game before halftime through Harry Kane, and then Son Heung-min added a second before Richarlison's late leveller. However, Jota's late winner sees the Reds leapfrog Spurs in the Premier League table into fifth place.

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