Klopp insists referee robbed his team by denying late penalty

Jurgen Klopp revealed Liverpool were denied a clear penalty and asked what VAR referee Stuart Attwell had “for lunch” after Alexis Mac Allister was hit in the chest in the 99^th minute by Sky Blues’ winger Jérémy Doku in today’s 1-1 tie at Anfield.

"100 percent a penalty."

Jurgen Klopp insists that Liverpool should have had a penalty against Man City for a foul on Alexis Mac Allister in the final moments. 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/dyw26hvwAX

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Mac Allister’s 2^nd half penalty, after a foul by Manchester City goalkeeper Éderson on Darwin Núñez, earned a point for the Reds after John Stones scored after a corner in the 1^st half to give Guardiola’s side the lead.

However, the home team could have the chance to win the match in the last seconds if official Michael Oliver had been asked by VAR referee Attwell to review Jeremy’s challenge.

“Why would the referee in the VAR room think that’s not Oliver’s mistake?” Liverpool’s head coach shared. “What did he eat for lunch?”

“It was 100% a penalty. The referees will find an explanation. It was, without a doubt, a foul in all areas of the pitch and even for a yellow card.”

Klopp added that he insists that somebody explain to him how his team was not given a penalty or Howard Webb will call him on Monday to apologize.