Jurgen Klopp was adamant Liverpool ought to have been awarded a stoppage-time penalty in a dramatic finish to his title-chasing aspect’s 1-1 draw with champions Manchester Metropolis.
An absorbing top-of-the-table Premier League contest at Anfield was halted for a late VAR verify after Metropolis’s Jeremy Doku caught Alexis Mac Allister within the chest together with his boot however nothing was given.
The Reds had already been given one penalty early within the second half, with Mac Allister changing to cancel out John Stones’ Twenty third-minute opener.
Liverpool supervisor Klopp informed Sky Sports activities: “This case, on all positions on the pitch, is 100 per cent a foul and it’s a yellow card.
“He hit the ball however he can solely hit the ball as a result of his foot was proper there. If the ball isn’t there, he kills him.
“It’s as straightforward as that. It’s a penalty for all soccer folks on the planet. In the event you don’t suppose it’s one then perhaps you’re not a soccer individual.”
Klopp was nonetheless pleased together with his aspect’s efficiency towards a powerful Metropolis staff.
While Metropolis twice hit the woodwork within the second half Liverpool, who’ve been hampered by a prolonged harm checklist in current weeks, had spells of dominance and a number of other possibilities to win the sport themselves.
The consequence left Arsenal main the desk on purpose distinction solely from Liverpool, with Metropolis only a level additional again with 10 video games remaining.
Klopp mentioned: “We’d have cherished to make use of one of many huge possibilities we created.
“Sure, we’re fortunate when (Jeremy) Doku hit the publish however we performed an distinctive soccer sport.
“For us, moreover the consequence, an important info is that we’re proper there. We go the space.
“For us it’s in all probability a bit of bit like, how did we get by means of all that and that we’re nonetheless there? It’s loopy with all these video games and the squad scenario we’ve.
“Right this moment I noticed the most effective 53 minutes we had towards Manchester Metropolis. It was distinctive how we performed.”
Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola admitted his aspect had survived an onslaught within the second interval.
He mentioned: “We spoke at half-time that on this stadium, if you need to defend one thing, you need to play and play and play.
“We gave away the penalty and, ultimately, with this stadium, you will have 15 or 20 minutes and it seems to be like a tsunami coming for everyone who has the ball.
“It isn’t straightforward however we by no means stopped attempting to play. That they had their possibilities, we had our possibilities and on the finish of the sport it (draw) is what occurred.”
Guardiola, whose aspect are chasing a fourth successive Premier League crown and a sixth in seven years, is happy to be concerned within the thick of one other title race.
He mentioned: “Nonetheless there are 10 video games to go, 30 factors to play for, one level distinction.
“The vital factor remains to be we’re there, after the place we got here from in earlier seasons nonetheless we’re there.
“Besides one 12 months when Liverpool received it with numerous factors, we have been all the time there.”
