The decision to award Liverpool a first-half penalty against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday has divided opinion.
The referee further infuriated Wolves by awarding a penalty to Liverpool when Jose Sa felled Luis Diaz in the box in the 37th minute.
That moment wasn’t controversial - Sa clearly swiped at the Liverpool forward inside the box - but Wolves were disappointed that a foul wasn’t given against Diaz just seconds before.
Luis Diaz wins a penalty for Liverpool against Wolverhampton Wanderers
It’s a poor piece of defending, he was so good up until that point.”
It wasn’t the only controversial penalty decision at Anfield, with Hooper pointing to the spot in the second half after Agbadou went sliding in on Diogo Jota in the box
Hooper was then called over to the pitchside monitor and opted to reverse his decision.
“VAR checked the referee’s call of penalty to Liverpool for a challenge by Agbadou on Jota and deemed any contact was not initiated by Agbadou, therefore recommended an on-field review
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