Doku recklessly hits Alistair in the chest (French)

Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp confirmed that the referee denied his team a penalty kick against Manchester City, today, Sunday, in the match that ended in a 1-1 draw in the 28th round of the English Premier League.

The penalty kick was enough for Liverpool to win, which was tied 1-1, and in the last minute of stoppage time for the second half, City player Jeremy Doku raised his foot high to keep the ball away from his rival Mac Allister inside the first penalty area. He actually played the ball, but the bottom of the shoe collided with the chest and abdomen of the Reds striker. .

Doku raised his foot high and played the ball, but recklessly punched his opponent in the chest (French)

Television replays confirmed that the City player hit Alastair in the chest, and Issam Chawali, a commentator for BeIN Sports, confirmed that it was a penalty kick, but referee Michael Oliver refused to award it, and it appears that the VAR referee supported his opinion amid overwhelming anger from Klopp and his technical staff.

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Klopp entered into a long discussion with the referee after the final whistle, before confirming in press interviews that “it was a 100 percent penalty kick.”

Aboutrika agreed with the Liverpool coach by confirming the validity of the penalty kick during the match’s analysis studio on the beIN Sports channels, and he further mocked its non-counting by saying that it was “a valid penalty kick unless they allow Kung Fu in football.”

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Former international referee Nasser Sadiq believes that the referee and video technology based their decision not to award a penalty kick because the City player actually succeeded in playing the ball, which is one of the most important considerations in violations according to Article 12 of the Football Law (Faults and Misconduct).

Sadiq told Al Jazeera Net that despite this, he supports the opinion of Klopp and Aboutrika that it is a valid penalty kick, due to the most important consideration, which is that the City player completed the sole of his foot (under the shoe) on his opponent’s chest in a manner tinged with recklessness, indicating that it is one of the rare cases in which the referee must award the violation despite Playing football.

He added that the City player could have caught his foot so that it would not hit his opponent's chest in such a reckless manner, but he did not do that, and therefore he deserved a penalty kick and was not warned because he was in a struggle over the ball with his opponent.

Source: Al Jazeera