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Ex-PGMOL chief Keith Hackett supports Arne Slot's frustration over a controversial moment during Liverpool's 3-1 win against Crystal Palace. The incident involved a goal scored by Daniel Munoz while Liverpool's Freddie Woodman was injured on the field.
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Ex-PGMOL chief backs Arne Slot over controversial moment in Liverpool win on Saturday
Former PGMOL chief executive Keith Hackett feels that Arne Slot had every right to be annoyed over one controversial moment at Anfield on Saturday.
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While Liverpool took a big step closer to securing Champions League qualification with a 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace, the nature of the visitorsā goal caused consternation as Daniel Munoz lofted the ball into the Redsā net while Freddie Woodman was lying injured on the turf.
Unsurprisingly, the opposing head coaches had differing views on the incident, with OIiver Glasner insisting his teamās goal was right to stand and Slot unhappy that play wasnāt stopped with our goalkeeper down on the ground with an injury.
Former top-flight referee Hackett believes that Andy Madley committed a significant mistake by not stopping the play before Munoz had the chance to put the ball in the met.
The ex-PGMOL chief toldĀ :Ā
The controversy arose when Daniel Munoz scored while Liverpool's Freddie Woodman was lying injured on the pitch.
Keith Hackett is a former PGMOL chief executive who expressed that Arne Slot had every right to be annoyed about the controversial goal.
Liverpool's 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace brought them closer to securing Champions League qualification.
The goal scored by Daniel Munoz caused consternation due to the circumstances of Freddie Woodman's injury.
Lamine Yamal's injury opens up the race for the Zarra trophy, with Barcelona star as a candidate.
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āSlotās view is the right one. The referee should have stopped the game. Did it look right? No. Was it easier for the referee to stop the game? Of course it was. Heās put himself under criticism from the manager. Iām supportive of what he has to say. Heās saying it as it is. Why didnāt he stop the game?ā
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While itās unsurprising that Slot and Glasner had differing views on the incident, itās also divided opinion among multiple ex-Premier League referees.
Whereas Hackett admonished Madley for not stopping the play, Mike Dean claimed there was ānothingā the on-field official could do, and Dermot Gallagher told Sky Sports that the whistler was āhamstrungā and was unlucky that the ball ended up in the Liverpool net, as otherwise no controversy wouldāve erupted.
The home fans at Anfield were enraged at what they saw as unsporting behaviour from Munoz in scoring the goal with Woodman down injured, with one spectator even throwing a ball at the Colombian right-back when he prepared to take a throw-in shortly afterwards.
However, itās arguable that, had the incident happened the other way around, Reds supporters would insist that their player was right to carry on with the game if the referee didnāt stop it.
Madley couldāve spared himself a lot of bother if heād simply interrupted the play when the Liverpool goakeeper was on the ground, and from his position he shouldāve been able to see that Woodman was stricken.
It was a preventable and unsavoury moment at Anfield on Saturday, but thankfully it didnāt prevent Slotās side from claiming a crucial victory in their pursuit of Champions League qualification.