December 3rd 2023.
Richard Keys was unhappy with Liverpool's winning goal against Fulham
Pundit Richard Keys was left astonished after Liverpool's late winner over Fulham was deemed to be a legitimate goal. The Reds came from behind to beat Fulham 4-3 at Anfield on Sunday, a result that moves the club ahead of Manchester City in the title race.
However, controversy soon followed as Keys and his fellow pundits, which included former Liverpool star Jason McAteer, agreed that the goal ought to have been disallowed. McAteer said: "I've got to admit, I thought there was [a foul]. Tsimikas, the way he challenged, he didn't win the ball - he barged into the player. It's a brave call to disallow that but for me that's a foul." Manchester United icon Dwight Yorke also agreed, adding: "It's a clear foul, we all agree. Look at the defender and look where the ball went. He's cleared the ball then got thumped afterwards."
However, Keys had a different view, assessing: "It's only not a foul because it's at the Kop End." Interestingly, Fulham boss Marco Silva took a different view, seemingly having no qualms with how his side lost the game, remarking: "In that moment I knew it was the end of the match. I wanted to make a change quickly to calm the game down again, and in that moment [after] a mistake from us they scored the fourth goal."
Despite the controversy, Liverpool have now moved ahead of Manchester City in the title race. Silva concluded: "The players clearly didn't deserve what they took from the game. Many, many positives from them, the boys have to be proud of what they did."
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