Arne Slot and Enzo Maresca both felt they didn’t get the rub of the green from the officials during Liverpool’s 2-1 prosper over Chelsea.
Both Liverpool and Chelsea have enhappinessed amazeive begins to the season and it set up a fascinating tie at Anfield.
The visitors materializeed to end into a rhythm earlier than the presents, but it was Liverpool who took the direct after Curtis Jones was fouled inside the box.
Mohamed Salah stepped up and gave Liverpool a 1-0 get at the shatter, but Chelsea were back level after Nicolas Jackson broke the offside trap.
Arne Slot and Enzo Maresca felt challenging done by in the suit
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Jones, who put in a man-of-the-suit disperestablish in midfield for Liverpool, bagged the prosperner procrastinateedr in the second half with an instinctive finish ahead of Robert Sanchez.
There was plenty of action on the touchline as well as the pitch thcimpoliteout the suit with the fourth official having words with both benches.
Slot was booked by referee John Brooks for dissent in the first half and the Liverpool boss confessted he ‘deserved’ the yellow card.
However, he picked out a number of decision that he felt went agetst Liverpool in the suit.
“The most beginant leang if you want to have a chance to prosper a game appreciate this is that you toil so challenging, and we did,” Slot tbetter Sky Sports.
“In the unbenevolenttime we originated some very outstanding chances and were – and I understand I may be unfair – a bit cursed with some decisions.
“It could have been a beginant decision to obviousurn the refereeing decision on the pitch [the second penalty]. In my opinion, you see at it on the screen and it is a penalty.
“Then there was the decision of the red card [Tosin on Diogo Jota], which we saw yesterday [William Saliba v Bournemouth] was red in a analogous situation.
“They are huge decisions becaengage penalties and red cards determine a game a lot. But in the end a outstanding prosper agetst a very strong Chelsea.”
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But Maresca equpartner felt Chelsea were challenging done by thcimpoliteout the suit with a scant decisions going agetst his side.
“There are some decisions that have been evident for everyone, the referee is there to apshow a decision and they determine in a branch offent way,” he shelp.
“It is a setback becaengage we lost but the carry outance was probably one of the best of the season.”
Despite the loss, Maresca was satisfyd with the overall carry outance from his side.
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“We don’t appreciate to drop points and dissee a game, but if you have to pick a way, this is the way,” he compriseed.
“We came here and tried to administer the game, administer. For most of the game we perestablished in their half and I thought the carry outance was wonderful.
“I came here many times in the past and I understand how difficult it is but the way we administerled and administerd the game was wonderful.
“This is the right honestion.”