The Referee

[Martin Alvito]

He was absolute toilet early on, 2 corners and a free kick in a dangerous position that all weren’t there

Agreed, but afterward he had a banger. Seized control of the game, put up with zero nonsense and caught a ton of little stuff.

 

[Big Sams Undies]

Freekicks against us and corners that weren’t aside, he wasn’t taken in by the rats of theirs like Salah and Mane. Happy days

 

[Sharpattack]

Best referee at the pit. When thinking back on Twatenberg and LiverPoll we finally got one who wasn’t a red.

 

[collymcd]

Lescott should get his little own back get his dig in via souness. if ever a little clattenberg sly dig needed

He did mention that he was happy we got the pen because they've been given so much over the years. Clear dig at being suplexed to the ground by Carragher.

 

[Eggs]

...very unusual for a ref to stay with his decision when referred to the TV camera, so he was strong. If I’m critical & he gave a penalty, he surely has to give AA a card for denying a goalscoring opportunity.

He was fine.

 

[Blunatic]

If you reads the laws, it's a foul.

TAA challenged for the ball and in doing so tripped DCL, and by leaving his feet and sliding in front of him was careless.

I do think its a "soft" pen, but they still count as fouls, he was trying to block the shot and was unlucky that DCL tripped over him. But it's still a foul.

As for Carragher asking what's he supposed to do, stay on his feet if you can't make that challenge without tripping your opponent, it's quite simple.

Although to be honest, i think if Alisson has held the shot it wouldn't have been given, you see strikers took out after getting the shot away all the time but the foul very rarely gets given, but as he spilt it and DCL might have got to it then it got given.

I don't think it was a red because it was an attempt for the ball, all be it a poor one rather than a shirt pull or similar, and it's hard to say if DCL would have got there before the keeper.

yeah actually that's a spot on interpretation.

 

[Toffee in Jandals]

Yep. Best Premier League ref by a mile

 

[rochdaleblue]

Never in my lifetime did I think we’d get two contentious decions go our way in a season against the RS. Now just another 25 years of decisions going our way to redress the balance please.

 

[Zatara]

So you think that's a stone wall pen no debate?

Mate take ye blue gigs off, if we concede that pen we are fuming.

Yes. By the laws this season its also a red card

 

[BlueLee]

Think its the same ref from when Pickford dropped it in a few years back and thought he did well in that match to be fair

 

[ArtetaMoney]

I love how he ran over, looked at the screen for abar 5 secs and went “nah, that’s still a pen”

 

[Sharpies volley]

He was tosh in the first half but OK in the second

 

[Ollie d]

For all the moaning we do about referees, Salah diving, Mane fouling everyone, this fella had absolutely non of it tonight and has given the best performance I’ve seen in ages from a referee.

Fair play lad and don’t open your post for a few days.

Very true @Toast . Strong refereeing and didn't let himself get influenced by them, as most refs do

 

[Sharpies volley]

Really? Maybe I’m crazy but I don’t see how it’s not a penalty. If he doesn’t lift his legs then maybe he’s got an argument, but he did.

Absolute stone wall pen for me. DCL had a tap in if he wasn't brought down.

 

[LocalNative]

Absolutely loved him walking over to the VAR, looking at it once and muttering 'it's a penalty'. Spot on decision too, well played referee.