Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp told the post-match press conference following his side’s 1-1 draw against Manchester City on Sunday that they should have been awarded a penalty for Jeremy Doku’s alleged foul on Alexis Mac Allister in the final minutes of the game.
Arsenal remained top of the Premier League after a titanic tussle between Liverpool and Manchester City ended 1-1 at Anfield on Sunday.
Liverpool were screaming for a second penalty deep into eight minutes of added time when Doku’s high foot caught Mac Allister. But neither referee Michael Oliver or VAR were interested to leave the title race tantalisingly poised.
Jurgen Klopp was asked at the post-match press conference whether he felt the referee made an incorrect decision in not giving them a penalty for Jeremy Doku’s alleged foul. “I think it’s worth talking about,” he began.
“It was 100 per cent a penalty. They will find an explanation. It was 100% a foul in all areas of the pitch and probably a yellow card. All the people with iPads around me were: ‘Wow, clear’.
“Maybe they can hide behind the phrase it is not clear and obvious. It is of course a penalty but we didn’t get it and that is fine. The most important thing for me is that we can play football like that. I saw so many sensational performances today,” he claimed.