Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp has gushed about Sunday’s breathless Premier League 1-1 draw with Manchester Metropolis, calling it the very best his squad has ever performed towards the reigning champions.
Klopp was, nevertheless, adamant his crew have been robbed of a penalty through the encounter.
Alexis Mac Allister fired dwelling a second-half penalty as Liverpool claimed a degree towards Pep Guardiola’s aspect at Anfield that left Arsenal prime of the desk within the tight title race.
Liverpool are second on aim distinction, whereas Man Metropolis are third with a degree separating the highest three groups.
However simply earlier than the ultimate whistle Liverpool have been screaming for a penalty to no avail when Jeremy Doku challenged Mac Allister within the field, along with his boot catching the Argentine within the chest.
“Hits him on the chest,” Klopp instructed reporters at his post-match interview.
“Does he contact the ball earlier than? Sure. Does that make any distinction, on any place on the pitch, in case your leg is that prime?
“You possibly can kick the ball earlier than, and after that the foot is right here (Klopp factors to his chest) and also you go off.”
The match officers disagreed and the VAR didn’t ship the referee to have a second take care of checking the choice.
“Why would the man within the VAR studio assume ‘Ah that isn’t clear and apparent’? What should you’ve had for lunch when you assume that isn’t clear and apparent?”
Klopp insisted, nevertheless, he was already over the controversial second, even when it got here again to chunk Liverpool within the league title race.
“I’ve to talk so usually about it, and I actually don’t care, I’m already over it, it’s completely high quality. We’d like to get it, yeah, however nothing that I say — at the very least I realized that — will change that.
“So would have beloved to have used one of many large possibilities we created. (However) for us, an important data is we’re proper there.
“So, we go the gap. Let’s see what we get for it, however the boys fought so onerous for completely the whole lot to be there.”
