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Luis Diaz was instrumental in Liverpool getting a first-half penalty against Wolves on Sunday(Image: Getty Images)

Former PGMOL chief Keith Hackett has praised referee Simon Hooper for awarding Liverpool a first-half penalty during Sunday's 2-1 win against Wolves.

Mohamed Salah took the penalty in front of the Kop end, successfully converting it to give Liverpool some breathing space against their struggling opponents.

Matheus Cunha went on to halve the deficit in the second half, but the Reds held on for a crucial three points in the title race.



Arne Slot's team are now seven points clear of second-placed Arsenal in the Premier League table.

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And Hackett has had his say on the first-half penalty call against Wolves, which could end up having a huge say in the title race against Mikel Arteta's side.

The former referee believes it was the correct call to award a penalty.

“VAR will check automatically now a penalty kick award or a goal, they just do an automatic check," he told Football Insider.

it was a good piece of refereeing.”

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