Klopp bemused by Gary Lineker's sanction by BBC

Klopp bemused by Gary Lineker's sanction by BBC

Fallout from Lineker reprimand continues as MOTD commentators boycott BBC show (James Manning/PA)

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said he cannot understand the BBC's decision to stand down Gary Lineker from presenting Match of the Day, insisting it should be possible for people to express their opinions.

Lineker was taken off air for a tweet which compared the language used to launch a new Government asylum seeker policy with 1930s Germany.

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