Former referee Keith Hackett believes Liverpool were fortunate to be awarded a penalty in their win over Bournemouth, stating that Lewis Cook's contact with Cody Gakpo was minimal and accidental. Despite the controversial penalty, Mo Salah scored twice for Liverpool, maintaining their lead at the top of the Premier League.
Liverpool were incredibly fortunate to be awarded a penalty in the first half of their win over Bournemouth , Keith Hackett has said.that any contact made by Lewis Cook on Cody Gakpo that led to the award of the spot kick was “minimal and accidental”.
Even so, Liverpool were able to take a 1-0 lead in the match thanks to a penalty from Mo Salah, although Hackett believes they should not have been able to do so.Having rested a number of senior players for their Champions League clash with PSV in midweekSalah was one of them who was unsurprisingly restored to the Liverpool side, and that move paid off for the Reds as he netted a match-winning double to maintain their lead at the top of the Premier League.
“When as a referee you’re awarding a penalty kick, you want to be 100% certain. In this situation I feel that Liverpool have been extremely lucky.
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