After just four minutes, Gabriel Magalhaes shocked Anfield with a header from Odegaard’s Kop free-kick. In response to Sky Sports’ request for comment, the decision puts former Manchester United defender Neville in Liverpool’s corner, calling Odegaard “lucky”. After initially predicting the Arsenal captain could be in trouble, he added after watching the replay: “The right foot is collapsing, which means the left hand is going down.” I think that saved him.”I think he’s lucky, but his leg might fall off. That means he’ll put his arm down to regain his balance, and that might save him.”Carragher later reviewed the VAR call and fully agreed that Odegaard had ignored it. “I think it was a penalty, that’s how (Martin) Odegaard is,” he said. “It’s probably something on the slip, I think it’s a penalty. “We saw that at Aston Villa last night and I thought they regretted not getting him after he slipped. “At half-time, Sky Sports confirmed the official reason why Liverpool were not awarded a penalty awarded by PGMOL. They explained: “This is not a clear and obvious error as Odegaard’s hands move towards his body when the ball comes down and do not move when the ball comes down.”The attack faded before half-time but Salah equalized with a stunning own goal for the hosts after 29 minutes to set up a decisive second half.
Midway through the first half, the provider almost gave his team the ball in the penalty area. Mohamed Salah’s shot was deflected by the Norwegian from close range.The referee on the spot, Chris Kavanagh did not see this and allowed the away team to counter-attack. When this happened, the incident was referred to VAR David Coote, who, upon review, decided not to rule the game out and awarded the Reds a spot kick.
