Home Football In response to the Jimmy Doku incident during Liverpool’s match against Manchester City, Jurgen Klopp called it ‘a penalty for all football people on the planet’

In response to the Jimmy Doku incident during Liverpool’s match against Manchester City, Jurgen Klopp called it ‘a penalty for all football people on the planet’

Football — 03/11/2024

Jeremy Doku seemed to put his studs into Alexis Mac Allister’s chest in the area as the score remained 1-1 at Anfield in the vital Premier League match between Manchester City and Liverpool. Even though no penalty was given, Jurgen Klopp, manager of Liverpool, was adamant after Sunday’s game that any “football people” would have called it a foul.

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Anyone who didn’t think Jeremy Doku’s challenge on Alexis Mac Allister—during Sunday’s epic match between Liverpool and Manchester City—deserved a penalty kick, according to Jurgen Klopp, who calls that person a “football person.”Both teams were aiming to gain ground in the Premier League title battle when they played at Anfield, but the result was a 1-1 draw.The original decision to continue play stayed despite a video assistant referee review and the fact that Doku had caught Mac Allister’s chest with his studs in the penalty area with minutes left in the match

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As a result, Klopp disagreed and Liverpool missed out on a chance to take all three points and move ahead of Arsenal in the league.He informed Sky Sports that this was a penalty for every football fan on the earth. You must not be a football fan if you believe there is no such thing as a football.Both the final penalty call and his team’s inability to turn their statistical advantage into a win were sources of frustration for Klopp.

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Liverpool outshot City 10–2, had 53% possession, and scored more goals. A total of six shots were attempted on goal by each teams during the contest.After 28 games, Liverpool and Arsenal are equal on 64 points, whereas City have played the same amount of games but have one less point.

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Klopp stated to the BBC: “The second half was the best we ever played against Manchester City, definitely.”Naturally, they struck the post, but we really ought to have scored twice or thrice. Amazing football match. As far as I’m concerned, this is the first time we’ve shown that we’re precisely where we ought to be. Impressive. I don’t think I’ve ever seen them struggle like they did today; we’ll strive for what we can obtain. We performed exceptionally well.The performance is the most important outcome. We must continue doing the positive things.