Liverpool and Manchester City renewed one of the Premier League's most prolific rivalries today as they went head to head in Anfield and we're left with splitting the spoils after their draw.
While the game finished 1-1, it wasn't without its controversy, with Liverpool denied a last-minute penalty for a high kick on Andy Robertson. A decision that left Jurgen Klopp infuriated in his post-match interview. However, despite his fury, both Roy Keane and Liverpool die-hard Jamie Carragher were quick to dismiss the claims.
In what was a game of two halves, Man City started the game on the front foot and found the net off an exceptional Kevin De Bruyne corner early on, leaving Liverpool lucky to go in at the break just a goal down. However, a moment of madness from Ederson gifted the Reds a penalty, which Mac Allister slotted home without any trouble. Despite onslaught after onslaught from Liverpool, nobody could break the deadlock leaving both sides with a point-a-piece.
While the crowd was busy applauding the end of an era between Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, Klopp himself was off confronting the referee over Liverpool's last-minute penalty denial for incident between Jeremy Doku and Mac Allister.
Even ref-turned-pundit Mike Dean thought head of VAR Stuart Atwell would send Michael Oliver to the screen. However VAR ruled there was no foul.
Were Liverpool unlucky to not be awarded a penalty? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/gWpYOfzuNX
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) March 10, 2024
A sentiment that Klopp wasn't afraid to take to the TV cameras as he claimed that Jeremy Doku's high foot would've been a foul anywhere else on the pitch, saying 'For all football people on the planet it's a penalty', in what was a brilliant post-game interview.
"For all football people on the planet it's a penalty!" 😤
Jurgen Klopp says it was the best Liverpool performance EVER against Manchester City in the second half but they should have had a penalty 🔴 pic.twitter.com/wQ4jqfIOAL— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) March 10, 2024
The highlight of the interview was definitely Klopp congratulating Sky Sports for employing Dean - 'great hire by the way'.
Jürgen Klopp absolutely finished Mike Dean off 🤣 pic.twitter.com/OK82qICuhO
— MrBoywunder (@MrBoywunder) March 10, 2024
Similar to the League Cup final, Dean was a surreal presence in the punditry booth, there mostly to agree with what the ref had determined.
Keane and Carragher rubbish Liverpool's penalty claims
However, despite the passionate claims from Klopp in a visibly emotional interview, both Roy Keane and Jamie Carragher dismissed claims that it was a penalty, with Keane telling the Sky Sports crew that 'there was no force behind it'
I think he makes a good point about he get's the ball but his foot is so high, but I don't think there was any force behind it, so I think the officials got it right, but a lucky boy!
While you might have expected Keane to be impartial, even Sky Sport's defacto Liverpool ambassador Jamie Carragher was struggling to justify the penalty, citing an 'unwritten rule'.
I actually think he's almost trying to pull his foot away. What Jurgen Klopp said was 'anywhere else on the pitch that would be a foul', I agree with that. But I do think there's an almost unwritten rule in football that something with a penalty, I think we all know it when it's in the box it has to be a little bit more.
In fairness to Keane, he was in no rush to disagree with Carragher's 'unwritten rule' nodding along in agreement as if he'd never taken advantage of it in his life.
"Why doesn't he just header it out?"
The Super Sunday panel debate whether Liverpool should have had a penalty 🤔 pic.twitter.com/A6U4W7oD0a— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) March 10, 2024
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