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Tom Cavilla

How Jurgen Klopp injured his hamstring in wild Liverpool celebrations against Tottenham

Jurgen Klopp celebrated Liverpool's late winner versus Tottenham Hotspur in wild fashion, appearing to pull his hamstring in the process.

The Reds found themselves three goals ahead inside 15 minutes at Anfield after finishes from Curtis Jones, Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah but were staring at the unthinkable prospect of only coming away with a draw after Spurs fought back to make it 3-3.

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Richarlison, deployed from the bench for the visitors, headed home late on in the match before removing his shirt and celebrating with the Spurs fans in attendance after seemingly snatching an unlikely point. Just 99 seconds later, however, and Diogo Jota had the ball in the back of the Tottenham net after intercepting a stray back pass from Lucas Moura.

After witnessing the Reds net claim all three points in the dying embers of the match, Klopp sprinted down the touchline to ensure fourth official John Brooks witnessed his reaction to the goal. In doing so, the German appeared to tweak his hamstring and was seen in discomfort as he made his way down the tunnel following the full-time whistle.

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