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Jurgen Klopp names Liverpool player who did something’absolutely incredible’ against Man City

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March 11, 2024

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Jurgen Klopp names Liverpool player who did something’absolutely incredible’ against Man City

Liverpool shared a thrilling 1-1 draw against Man City in the Premier League title race.
By Will Rooney

Jurgen Klopp reckons that Liverpool’s performance against Manchester City could not have been any better.

The Reds shared a 1-1 draw against Pep Guardiola’s side at Anfield in the Premier League title race. The visitors took the lead through John Stone in the 23rd minute but Liverpool’s response was excellent. They got level on 50 minutes through Alexis Mac Allister’s penalty after Darwin Nunez was fouled by City goalkeeper Ederson.

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Klopp’s troops then took the game to the current champions, with Luis Diaz spurning a couple of good chances and Nunez having an effort saved. Jeremy Doku hit the post for City on 89 minutes before Liverpool had a penalty appeal turned down in stoppage-time when Mac Allister went down under a challenge from Doku.

It means the Reds are second in the table on 64 points with Arsenal ahead on goal difference while City are a point behind. And Klopp has urged Liverpool to build on their performance as they aim not only to win the Premier League but four trophies in his final season as manager.

Klopp told reporters: “On the scale I rate football games there is no higher scale than playing the best football you can play against Man City, causing City the problems we caused them today.

“I was not here in the press conference but probably Pep [Guardiola] saw it as well, that this was a different game to other games we played against them. Very often when we won it was counter-attack, quick-thinking, shots from distance. How we played through the midfield today, that was some of the best moments of my coaching career, to be honest, that we are able to do that against them.

“You see a situation when Luis Diaz against [Kyle] Walker, who is officially the fastest [player] in the Premier League, I think they said that recently, and Rodri and he gets out of that. It’s absolutely incredible! So, the boys really wanted it, a really good performance, massive heart, sensational atmosphere, one point. Let’s keep going.”

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Peter Drury shares what the VAR official said after Jeremy Doku’s tackle in the last minute vs Liverpool

Peter Drury has now shared what the VAR officials said when Manchester City’s Jeremy Doku tackled Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister late on today.

Although the game ended in a draw, Mac Allister and his teammates seemed incensed that they weren’t awarded a late penalty for a high challenge.

Jeremy Doku appeared to make contact with the ball first but then followed through to place his boot on the Liverpool midfielder’s chest.

And although VAR checked the incident, they decided there wasn’t sufficient evidence to overturn the on-field decision of no penalty.

Of course, this is bound to be a huge talking point in the aftermath of the game, especially in a match with such fine margins.

And had Liverpool received a late penalty, then they could have been catapulted forward in the title race had the spot-kick been dispatched.

That being said, Peter Drury was commentating on the game for Sky Sports and shared what the VAR officials said when Liverpool demanded a penalty.

Peter Drury shares what the VAR officials said when Liverpool demanded a penalty late on
Drury simply relayed the VAR’s message, suggesting there was no reason to overturn the tight call.

He said: “Word from the VAR, Doku played it in a reasonable position.”

It’ll certainly be interesting to hear what the likes of both Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola thought of the call.

It would be a surprise if Pep thought a penalty should have been awarded, but Klopp may well have a different tune.

And although the Liverpool manager would have preferred the likes of Luis Diaz to settle the game, he may feel as if his team were slightly robbed late on.

It’s definitely a contentious one, and the debate will probably continue into the coming days.

The likes of Peter Drury and Gary Neville seemed to think City could be in danger when watching the events unfold live, but VAR ultimately deemed there to be no foul play on the Liverpool midfielder.

Definitely one that will divide opinion, and it’ll probably be a fairly even split depending on which side of the title race fans are on.

That being said, Mike Dean also noticed something extraordinary that Darwin Nunez did during today’s game.

MARK CLATTENBURG: Liverpool should have been awarded a stoppage-time penalty against Man City… outside the box, it’s a foul every day of the week
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Liverpool should have been awarded a stoppage-time penalty against Manchester City but this is the problem in the Premier League right now – referees are making mistakes in matches and not being helped by their VARs.

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The ball bounces up. Alexis Mac Allister moves towards it. Jeremy Doku’s foot is high. He catches Mac Allister in the chest.

Outside of the box, this would have resulted in a free-kick, every day of the week. Just because it happened inside the box does not suddenly transform it into a clean challenge when Mac Allister might be left playing connect the dots on his chest on Monday morning.

Regardless of the magnitude of the match and the fact it happened in the 98th minute, this was an incident worthy of a penalty.

Referee Michael Oliver missed it in real time at the end of an exhausting and exhilarating contest and so it was on VAR Stuart Attwell to intervene.

Liverpool felt they should have got a penalty for Jeremy Doku’s tackle on Alexis Mac Allister
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Liverpool felt they should have got a penalty for Jeremy Doku’s tackle on Alexis Mac Allister
Jurgen Klopp had words with the officials after the game and was angered by the decision
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Jurgen Klopp had words with the officials after the game and was angered by the decision
Mail Sport columnist and former Premier League referee Mike Clattenburg believes Liverpool should have been awarded a penalty
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Mail Sport columnist and former Premier League referee Mike Clattenburg believes Liverpool should have been awarded a penalty

This is where the frustration lies – we have seen similar incidents this weekend where Stockley Park should have told their colleagues on the ground that they had missed a penalty or a red card but didn’t.

You only needed to watch Match of the Day 2 to see how other matches were let down by decisions. Everybody could see this was a penalty for Liverpool.

Except VAR, that is, and it is that official’s opinion who matters most in this major moments of matches.

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Peter Drury discusses what the VAR official stated following Jeremy Doku’s tackle in the closing minute against Liverpool.Published 46 mins ago on March 10, 2024By soccerlivenews

Peter Drury discusses what the VAR official stated following Jeremy Doku’s tackle in the closing minute against Liverpool.