Jeremy Doku has publicly shared his ideas on the penalty incident involving him and Alexis Mac Allister in Liverpool’s 1-1 draw towards Manchester Metropolis earlier this month.
The Belgian ahead caught the Reds midfielder on the chest deep into stoppage time with what appeared like a transparent foul, however neither on-field referee Michael Oliver nor VAR Stuart Atwell noticed match to award a spot kick.
The 21-year-old has now spoken about that incident, insisting that the officers made the right name however admitting that he was briefly nervous when it was referred to Stockley Park.
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As per Liverpool Echo, Doku stated: “In fact I agree [with the decision]. It was a dangerous problem. I may have handled it otherwise. I nonetheless imagine it wasn’t a penalty however I do know another referees would have given it. It wasn’t a penalty so I used to be glad.
“Was I nervous? For a second once they had been wanting on the VAR and perhaps in search of a penalty. For me it wasn’t a penalty, however I perceive why some persons are offended and why the Liverpool followers imagine it was a penalty.”
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Regardless of his insistence that it wasn’t a penalty, Doku’s admission that he was momentarily nervous after his ‘dangerous problem’ means that, deep down, even he would possibly assume he obtained away with one.
Howard Webb was trotted out final week to spout some banal garbage about it not being a clearcut spot kick, however it’s tough to have a look at the footage and never assume that the Metropolis winger was very lucky to not have had a foul given towards him.
Contemplating what number of free kicks are given throughout the course of a match for a lot extra innocuous ‘offences’, it’s comprehensible why many Liverpool followers would assume that Oliver and Atwell fairly frankly bottled it at Anfield a few weeks in the past.
We settle for that some refereeing choices are 50-50, and that some contentious calls have gone in our favour this season, however it’s nonetheless staggering to assume that a couple of skilled referee may have a look at the Doku-Mac Allister incident and never deem it a penalty.
We are able to solely hope that, after we’re wanting again on the end result of the Premier League title race on the night of 19 Could, that second isn’t being pinpointed as one which may’ve been pivotal in figuring out the eventual champion.
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