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Jurgen Klopp felt that Fulham’s goal in a 1-1 draw with his Liverpool side should not have been sustained after a “clear foul” on Mohamed Salah in preparation.
Salah was pushed off the ball by Antonee Robinson, before Bobby Decordova-Reid smashed the first goal at Craven Cottage as Liverpool failed to capitalize on Spurs’ 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace and advance to the top of the Premier League. .
PGMOL issued a statement after the game to clarify the incident, saying they considered it a “normal contact,” but Klopp said it was a clear foul and questioned VAR Lee Mason’s judgment.
“It’s a clear foul, nothing more,” Klopp said. “It’s not a yellow card, a red card. The person who gave the assist for the goal, with pushes, gets the advantage and can pass the ball. There is an advantage, it is not about the severity of the foul, it is an advantage.
“I’m not sure what Lee Mason is doing at home, but that’s not normal contact in football. It’s enough contact to get an advantage.”
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FREE TO SEE: Highlights from Fulham’s draw against Liverpool in the Premier League
A field monitor review by Andre Marriner was against Fulham early in the half after Fabinho caught Ivan Cavaleiro in the area, and Scott Parker cannot understand why the decision was even debated.
“I’m amazed that we have VAR to help umpires. If we didn’t have VAR, I wouldn’t say a word about this. We have VAR to help us, he’s gone to the screen and still decided not to. Give a shame!
“For me, this is not something we should discuss, it is not subjective, it is just a clear sanction.”
Bobby Decordova-Reid of Fulham scores 1-0
Klopp’s team looked nervous in the first half when Fulham received the roar of 2,000 vocal supporters at Craven Cottage, but the German said his team may have been tired of a trip to Denmark in the Champions League on weekdays, with others. teams that played in Europe fighting in all the continental leagues this weekend.
“The first 30 minutes were not good,” he told Sky Sports. “We could have lost the game in that period, we didn’t because the next 60 were really good.
“When you look at the results we saw yesterday, all the teams that played in the Champions League had a hard time this weekend. In all the leagues, it was crazy.
Mohamed Salah’s penalty earned Liverpool a 1-1 draw
“Maybe today was the day that we all felt it a little bit, but we had to fight it, and we did.”
Joel Matip was withdrawn at half-time due to a back spasm, but Klopp hopes the defender is fit for Wednesday’s clash with Tottenham in the Premier League.
“Matip has a back spasm. We’ll see. He received treatment, he will receive treatment and I think he will be fine by Wednesday.
“We are not struggling with the numbers. Right now they are getting younger and younger. The situation is as it is, in fact I hope Joel is fine, but I don’t know. And we will have to find a solution, this is the football season.”
Whats Next?
Fulham faces Brighton at 8pm on Wednesday, while Liverpool host Tottenham on Wednesday at 8pm
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