Baku, March 11, AZERTAC
Liverpool was denied a last-minute penalty after fighting back to draw 1-1 with Manchester City on Sunday in the final Premier League clash between Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola before the German coach steps down at the end of the season, according to AP.
Alexis Mac Allister struck a 50th-minute spot kick to cancel out John Stones’ first-half strike at Anfield. But Klopp thought his team should have been awarded another penalty after Jeremy Doku’s high challenge on Mac Allister in second-half stoppage time.
VAR dismissed the appeal to Klopp’s dismay.
Doku’s studs caught Mac Allister on the chest in the box as Liverpool mounted a late attack in a thrilling clash.
It meant second-place Liverpool had to settle for a draw that kept it one point ahead of defending champion City in third and behind leader Arsenal on goal difference. Arsenal moved top after a 2-1 win against Brentford on Saturday.
There has been little to separate Klopp and Guardiola in one of English soccer’s most enduring rivalries and that theme continued in this latest thrilling encounter.
Klopp has announced this will be his final season with the Merseyside club and is aiming to go out in style by winning a second league title and potentially a quadruple of trophies, having already secured the League Cup.
Liverpool is still in contention for the Europa League and FA Cup and a win on Sunday would have given Klopp’s team a four-point advantage over City.