Bitter Galatasaray boss hammers 'worst referee in the world' dig after Liverpool thrashing

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Daily Mirror IconSportFootballGalatasarayGalatasaray went crashing out of the Champions League at Liverpool on Wednesday night and head coach Okan Buruk has opened fire on referee Pawel Raczkowski after his performanceGalatasaray head coach Okan Buruk has claimed that stand-in referee Pawel Raczkowski was one of the worst officials he'd come across after his side were dumped out of the Champions League.The Turkish outfit brought a 1-0 lead to Anfield for their second-leg clash but were well beaten, losing 4-0 on the night as Liverpool scored three times in the second-half. Fourth official Raczkowski was called up, but his performance was savaged by Burak.He said: “Psychologically losing the game, the breaking point Osimhen’s injury, he was thinking of his arm too much.

At the beginning, we were a pressing team in the first half and we had lower self confidence. We were expecting one of the best referees in the world but [he was] one of the worst we have encountered."READ MORE: UEFA want talks with Premier League bosses to help reduce growing VAR frustrationREAD MORE: Virgil van Dijk's blunt response to claims Liverpool have lost connection with fansDominik Szoboszlai scored Liverpool's opening goal to ensure parity in the tie, which is how the game was left at half-time.

"I also watched the match against Juventus back, and in the first half, the Galatasaray players were on the ground 14 times. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like.