BAFFLED football fans joked the “Jurgen Klopp farewell tour is in full swing” after Brentford were denied a blatant penalty.
The ball bounced towards Ivan Toney in the Liverpool 18-yard box.
But as the England striker controlled it on his chest, he was clattered into by Andy Robertson.
The left-back bundled into the back of Toney, sending him crashing to the ground.
But as the former Hull man kept his footing and booted clear, referee Michael Oliver ignored the Bees’ protests.
And VAR David Coote failed to intervene, either, despite the obvious bundle over from Robertson.
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So it was no surprise fans watching the action at home could not believe the officials refused to award a spot-kick – and joked Klopp is getting preferential treatment ahead of his upcoming exit.
One said: “The Klopp Farewell Tour in full swing……”
Another wrote: “Not quite sure how Brentford didn’t get a penalty here…”
A third added: “Robertson bulldozing into Toney. How is that not a penalty? I just need an explanation. Anyone??”
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A fourth commented: “Robertson barges into Toney, gets none of the ball but no penalty. It’s actually laughable at this point.”
A fifth fumed: “How is that not a penalty on Toney what a joke.”
And a final user replied: “How is that not a penalty? Robertson barged through the back of Toney it’s a stonewall nailed-on penalty every day ending in y, also what’s the VAR doing?”
The controversial incident happened in the 72nd minute with Liverpool leading 3-0 at the Gtech Community Stadium.
But moments later, Toney struck to pull one back – which could have made for an interesting finale.
Cody Gakpo did seal the 4-1 win with a late fourth for the travelling Reds after Darwin Nunez, Alexis Mac Allister and Mo Salah’s goals.
While it was still 0-0, though, Wataru Endo somehow escaped punishment despite a Diego Maradona-style fake header that saw him punch the ball, but it was missed by Oliver.
However, the victory for table-toppers Liverpool came at a cost with both Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota going off injured and spotted leaving on crutches.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
