Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-1 at Anfield on Sunday with Mohamed Salah scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot, but Richard Keys believes the Reds were fortunate

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Richard Keys has hit out at Mohamed Salah for trying to "con" the referee into awarding Liverpool a penalty in their clash with Chelsea.

In an action-packed encounter that saw Liverpool secure a 2-1 victory at Anfield on Sunday, there were several pivotal moments for referee John Brooks, who had a difficult afternoon.

Salah was successful from the spot after Curtis Jones was brought down by Levi Colwill, yet earlier in the game, Salah felt he had been denied a penalty.

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The Egyptian's early fall in the match under Colwill's challenge was dismissed by Brooks.

All despite replays clearly showing Salah was fouled by Colwill and then shoved to the ground.

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Keys argued that Chelsea were unjustly refused a penalty for Trent Alexander-Arnold's challenge on Jadon Sancho and suggested that Liverpool's subsequent spot-kick was awarded because Brooks felt compelled to do so.

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"Chelsea should've had a pen before Brooks eventually gave Liverpool one.

Why give him such a big game when he hasn’t been reffing?"

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Salah's confidently taken penalty notched up his seventh goal in 11 matches this season, while marking a significant Premier League milestone.

Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher is convinced such achievements will ensure Salah's commitment to the Reds.

Now sitting as Liverpool's fifth all-time top scorer with 218 goals, Salah still has some way to go to catch up with Ian Rush's impressive 346 goals, but Roger Hunt's second-place tally of 285 is well within his sights.

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Keys, though, wasn't impressed with Liverpool's victory and dismissed Chelsea's challenge as less than that of Nottingham Forest, who triumphed at Anfield earlier this season.

"It was billed as Liverpool’s first big test of the season.

Forest provided a much stiffer test - and Liverpool failed that one.

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"But on this occasion fair play to Liverpool - they beat what was in front of them, despite a series of bizarre decisions from the ref."


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