Liverpool should have had penalty for shirt-pull on Isak - panel
Liverpool striker Alexander Isak has scored seven goals in nine Premier League matches this season (Glyn KIRK) Liverpool should have been awarded a penalty for the shirt-pull on Alexander Isak in their Premier League match against Arsenal, an expert panel ruled Wednesday.
Key points
- The decision was criticised at the time by pundits such as Jamie Carragher and Ian Wright, and now the five-person Key Match Incidents panel has said a penalty should have been awarded.
- The Sweden striker's shirt was tugged by Gunners defender Jurrien Timber in the match at Anfield on November 1, which Premier League champions Arsenal won 1-0.
- He tries to go for the ball, everyone can see live straight away there is a clear, clear pull." jdg/nf.
Isak did not make any protest about Timber's shirt-pull to the on-field officials, in a match which was settled by Kai Havertz's goal for the Gunners.
Additional details
- Madley's decision was criticised by four of the panellists, who felt Timber's challenge met the threshold for a holding offence, while three felt Attwell should have intervened because it was a clear and obvious error by Madley.
- Referee Andy Madley let the incident pass without sanction, and video assistant referee Stuart Attwell decided against recommending a review.
- Then it's like, no, you are all the time going down.
- "And then referees complain why they go down.
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