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Premier League referee Tony Harrington sparked outrage among Liverpool supporters with a series of first-half decisions against Fulham.

He has also been assigned to referee two Championship matches.

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Before the Liverpool vs Fulham clash, referee Harrington had officiated 27 matches since his debut in December 2021, which was almost exactly three years to the day of this particular game.

In addition, he has taken charge of nearly 200 Championship games, where he handed out 10 second-yellow red cards and 15 straight red cards, along with 56 penalties.

Weighing in on a contentious incident from the Anfield showdown on Saturday, former Premier League referee Mike Dean told Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday: "In my opinion, he's nowhere near the ball and knew what he was doing, for me it should have 100% been a red card."

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While not pinning the whole blame on the referee, the Liverpool captain did feel he was unable to communicate with the 'nervous' official.

"I had conversations with the players of Fulham and we felt like the referee was nervous," Van Dijk told Premier League Productions

We can't put the blame on the referee